November 10 “STAND FAST” 1 Peter 5:8
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” (1 Peter 5:8)
Every Day in Every Way, Satan challenges me as I engage in honoring the calling upon my life and as I share the “Good News” with everyone that I encounter. Unfortunately, Satan is skilled at using the unsuspecting and any means possible to tempt, deflect, obstruct and to shut down the message of Hope, through the Grace of Jesus Christ! It appears to me that the Evil One has intensified his game with me and is using individuals to establish a path of difficulties and pitfalls, with the end goal of stifling the Message of Hope! NOT TODAY SATAN, NOR ANY OTHER DAY! Do not be alarmed when trouble comes your way! Do not be discouraged when difficulties present themselves! Be Aware of the Wiles of Satan and, using the old cliches, “Armor-up,” be “Prayed-up,” and Stand Fast when Satan Attacks! Galatians 5:1 speaks to our victory over Satan, when it instructs us to, “Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.” Recognize the reality of evil and the sources of that evil and DO NOT PARTICIPATE in the EVIL! Stay Strong, Stay Focused… THE BEST IS YET TO BE!
POSTSCRIPT: Regularly, there are individuals that critique the daily devotions and are, all too quick to offer instructions on the methods and the subject matter that I use to express God’s Holy Word! Thank you for your insights and your constructive criticisms. When those individuals that have taken on the task of “Straightening Me Out,” and to ensure that my words are weak and benign and offer nothing more than “Fluff,” I am ready to declare that you are not, and will not be successful! I have a responsibility to speak the truth, and that truth is found in the pages of God’s Holy Word! My Opinions are not His Holy Word, so Read His Word for Yourself to experience the “TRUTH!” Read it, then, Read it Again, and Again, and be Forever Changed!