One Verse Devotional

Satan isn’t a red cartoon with a pitchfork. He is on the prowl and wants to take you down. Stay alert. Stay close to God. There is an epic war going on right now. It’s the largest battle in history, yet we can’t see it. It is a spiritual war that has been waging for thousands of years. And bad news. Your soul is at the center. You are the prize. God and Satan. Good and evil. This conflict is vicious. Yet, it is so easy to go through our normal day and never give this a second thought. It’s hard when you can’t see something. But it’s true, anyway. Peter tells us that Satan is like a lion seeking its prey. Have you watched those nature shows? I’m sure you have. The lion, flat on its belly, wading through the tall grass towards the unsuspecting prey. Without warning, the lion leaps and seconds later, the deed is done. Death. Destruction. The lion is victorious. Now play that scene out with our own lives. I can think of examples I’ve seen of people who have made horrible choices. Affairs, addiction, stealing. The