Looking at this video, featuring a mean white cat persecuting a little pigeon, I couldn't help but be reminded of 1st Peter 5:8. Peter advises us to be sober and vigilant, because the enemy (satan) is like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour... just like that cat, seeking a pigeon to bully and intimidate.
In the video, you see this mean looking scrawny white cat persecuting this poor little pigeon. The pigeon is just minding his business when the cat shows up and does everything he can to make the poor bird miserable. It is only when someone comes in the yard and chases the cat away that the pigeon is safe.
This video so reminds me of our Christian walk. We are out doing our thing when, “WHAM,” the devil shows up and smacks us like the cat smacking that poor little pigeon with his paw. We try to get away but satan just sets up traps for us and continues to chase us until someone comes to chase him away.
Aren’t you glad that James writes that we can submit ourselves to God, and then resist the devil -- and satan will flee from you. While persecutions are promised to those of us who love God and are committed to live lives that give Him glory, we are also promised victory. We can overcome satan by the Blood of the Lamb and by the word of our testimony.
As a Christian, you can plead the blood of Jesus... and the word of our testimony is the word of God. If you read our book “Five Men who Faced the Roaring Lion” and listen to our Audio Teaching “Roaring Lion,” you can get an in-depth understanding of what we are talking about. Note that our Roaring Lion book is available under free downloads if your budget precludes buying the book.
Allow the word of God to dwell richly in you. Keep your eyes on Jesus. And, when the enemy comes to pounce on you, you can defeat him by the Blood of Jesus and by the word of your testimony.
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May the Lord bless and keep you!