1 Peter 5:8
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.
Listen to the audio version of this devotional for FREE in Blessed App.
Enrich Online, Spiritual life
10 mins a day, closer to God.
Vigilance is essential in the fight against temptation. The devil is always seeking to devour and destroy, and we must be alert to his tactics. Like a roaring lion, he prowls around looking for opportunities to lead believers astray. This verse calls us to be sober and vigilant, recognizing that temptation often comes when we are least prepared. The enemy seeks to exploit our weaknesses, and we must stay alert, relying on God’s strength to resist. By staying vigilant in prayer and the Word, we can protect ourselves from the devil’s schemes. God’s protection is available to those who are watchful and rely on His power to resist temptation. Temptation is inevitable, but with vigilance and reliance on God, we can overcome.
James 1:14
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust and enticed.
Matthew 4:1
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
2 Peter 2:9
The LORD knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations.
1 Corinthians 10:21
Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils ye cannot be partakers of the Lord s table, and of the table of devils.