WE KNOW BETTER

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”

1 Peter 5:8 KJV

Jesus has warned us to be on the alert for the sneaky and vicious attacks of satan yet there are times when we either forget to be vigilant or we just don’t do it and then we wonder why satan wins some the attacks he hurls at us.  It is because we don’t stay on the alert for his attacks.

I have written three devotions concerning this Scripture verse, yet there are still times when I take my eyes off Jesus and put them on my situation and then I wonder why I get so upset.  It is because I allow satan to attack me.  As soon as satan attacks us, we need to run into the open waiting arms of Jesus.

I have a pinball game I play on my computer.  I have arthritis and it helps my fingers and hands when I keep pressing the keys chasing the ball.  I know I need to keep my eyes on the ball because if I look away even for a second, I lose the ball.  It is the same with Jesus.  We must keep our eyes on Jesus at all times.

We know better than take our eyes off Jesus.  Not only do we get in trouble when we take our eyes off of Him, we also hurt Him and break His heart.  Jesus wants us to live a happy and victorious life.  (John 10:10).  We can trust Jesus to take care of us.  Not only does He take care of us, He never leaves us.

O that you and I will be as faithful to Jesus as He is to us.  Jesus won the right to have first place in our heart, in our life and in everything we do when He shed His own blood for our sins on the cross.  Does Jesus know we love Him?  Have you told Him today that you love Him?

Joanne Lowe

February 23, 2016