Day 15
Bible Text: 1 Peter 5:7-9
"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings."
Peter tells us to cast all our anxieties on the Lord Jesus Christ and rely upon Him, These are trying times and anxiety and worry and fear can take hold, but Peter says to cast ALL anxiety on Jesus because He cares for us. Cast - is literally saying to throw them over to Jesus and then rely on Him, His love, His comfort, His strength and His power to carry our every burden.
Peter follows that with, “Be alert and of sober mind.” Be alert, the Greek word is gregoreo. It means to be awake. Be awake to what God is doing. Be awake to the power of the Lord Jesus Christ. The fact is, we are in the midst of a battle and our struggles are not against flesh and blood, they are instead struggles against principalities and powers of darkness in the heavenly realms. Peter says, “[Be awake] Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” The enemy is not the little cartoon figure who sits on the shoulder and whispers in the ear while the little angel sits on the other shoulder. He is an evil enemy, and the only way you and I can resist and withstand him is in the power of the Lord Jesus Christ who has given to His children both the right and the privilege to call upon Him.
Peter then says, “Resist him [the enemy], standing firm in the faith.” We will depend not upon our own ability or our own strength, but upon Jesus’ strength to resist the enemy and to stand firm in our faith. We will cast - throw - our burdens and our cares, our worries and our anxieties over to Him. We will call upon Him, upon His strong name to give us everything that we need even in the most difficult of situations.
Prayer: Call upon Jesus to take your worries, struggles, burdens, anxious thoughts. List them each individually and tell Him you are letting go of them and casting - throwing - them over to Him. Pray for the Lord to show His power and strength to those who are feeling discouraged. Pray for Him to comfort those who are hurting. Pray for Him to bring peace to those who are angry. Pray for a mighty move of God through the power of the Holy Spirit to sweep across America.
By Pastor Chris Dodge
"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings."
Peter tells us to cast all our anxieties on the Lord Jesus Christ and rely upon Him, These are trying times and anxiety and worry and fear can take hold, but Peter says to cast ALL anxiety on Jesus because He cares for us. Cast - is literally saying to throw them over to Jesus and then rely on Him, His love, His comfort, His strength and His power to carry our every burden.
Peter follows that with, “Be alert and of sober mind.” Be alert, the Greek word is gregoreo. It means to be awake. Be awake to what God is doing. Be awake to the power of the Lord Jesus Christ. The fact is, we are in the midst of a battle and our struggles are not against flesh and blood, they are instead struggles against principalities and powers of darkness in the heavenly realms. Peter says, “[Be awake] Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” The enemy is not the little cartoon figure who sits on the shoulder and whispers in the ear while the little angel sits on the other shoulder. He is an evil enemy, and the only way you and I can resist and withstand him is in the power of the Lord Jesus Christ who has given to His children both the right and the privilege to call upon Him.
Peter then says, “Resist him [the enemy], standing firm in the faith.” We will depend not upon our own ability or our own strength, but upon Jesus’ strength to resist the enemy and to stand firm in our faith. We will cast - throw - our burdens and our cares, our worries and our anxieties over to Him. We will call upon Him, upon His strong name to give us everything that we need even in the most difficult of situations.
Prayer: Call upon Jesus to take your worries, struggles, burdens, anxious thoughts. List them each individually and tell Him you are letting go of them and casting - throwing - them over to Him. Pray for the Lord to show His power and strength to those who are feeling discouraged. Pray for Him to comfort those who are hurting. Pray for Him to bring peace to those who are angry. Pray for a mighty move of God through the power of the Holy Spirit to sweep across America.
By Pastor Chris Dodge
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