1 Peter 5
What the devil is up to today:
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” (8).
What I am up to today?
“Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world” (9).
What God is up to today!
“But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you” (10).
Unless I remember — continually, consciously — life consists of far more than I can see, I frequently will be lunchmeat for the roaring lion. And not only I, but also those for whom I am responsible — primarily my wife and children and, as patriarch, grandchildren.
Let me also remember — continually, consciously — to live by God’s grace. May I put behind me my careless, self-sufficient, ego-centric ways of dealing with life.
![[The Scriptures say in 1 Peter 5:1 -- A partaker of the glory that shall be revealed]](/pantinghart/wp-content/partakeroftheglory-b.jpg "God's Word says: A partaker of the glory that shall be revealed (1 Peter 5:1)")
from 1 Peter 5:1
I feel that this post is very appropriate at a time when I feel some ‘professional (paid) and purely academic Christians leaders seem to have a problem with their egos. They seem to bring worldly values of status and position in life into the church which young ones seem to emulate. The Devil has the young through the example of these types of leaders. Maybe I am being too harsh, but how can a youngster learn Godly values when a preacher talks about the new ‘walk in’ entertainment system ( with overhead projector) he has bought and states, “I love it!”?