IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOCK
I Peter 5:8-9
"Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world."
I don't want to give the Devil much attention. I would rather focus on Jesus than Satan. But I must be vigilant because I do have an enemy. These verses follow the teaching about the shepherds and our responsibility to be in submission to the people God has placed around us and over us (see vss. 1-7). Jesus' called himself the "Good Shepherd," and He reminded his disciples that there is a thief whose prime objective is to steal, kill and destroy the sheep (John 10:10). It seems to me that the safest place is in the middle of the flock close to the under-shepherd and the Good Shepherd. The lion looks for stragglers who are wandering away from the flock. Loners who, in their pride, don't think they need anybody else are more vulnerable to the attacks of the lion than those who stay in the middle of the flock close to the Shepherd. Living in fellowship with the other sheep and in accountability to the Shepherd is a place of protection. That's where I want to be.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: There is protection from our adversary in the middle of the flock close to the Shepherd.
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Have a "middle of the flock" day. Love you.
I Peter 5:8-9
"Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world."
I don't want to give the Devil much attention. I would rather focus on Jesus than Satan. But I must be vigilant because I do have an enemy. These verses follow the teaching about the shepherds and our responsibility to be in submission to the people God has placed around us and over us (see vss. 1-7). Jesus' called himself the "Good Shepherd," and He reminded his disciples that there is a thief whose prime objective is to steal, kill and destroy the sheep (John 10:10). It seems to me that the safest place is in the middle of the flock close to the under-shepherd and the Good Shepherd. The lion looks for stragglers who are wandering away from the flock. Loners who, in their pride, don't think they need anybody else are more vulnerable to the attacks of the lion than those who stay in the middle of the flock close to the Shepherd. Living in fellowship with the other sheep and in accountability to the Shepherd is a place of protection. That's where I want to be.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: There is protection from our adversary in the middle of the flock close to the Shepherd.
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Have a "middle of the flock" day. Love you.
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