To overcome Satan in our lives, we must be alert. 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 gives us 5 commands to follow in our spiritual battle. The first is to “BE ALERT!” We are to watch for three things, two negative and one positive. Negatively, we are to watch for temptation, and False Teachers. Temptation is something that we should be aware of every time we get out of bed each day. 1 Peter 5:8 reminds us to, Be sober, be vigilant’ because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. We need to recognize that Satan is a wily and crafty enemy and wants to catch us in the clever traps he sets. One of he ways he attempts to do that is through false teachers. 2 Corinthians 11:14-15 reminds us that “Satan will transform into an angel of light” False teachers use the Word of God, but distort its teaching. Satan knows that speculations, not facts, must fill our minds in order to get us to give into his wicked plot. We need to exercise spiritual discernment by placing ourselves in an environment of intense, faithful Bible study, at home, and in a church. … READ MORE

Satan and his army will continue to assault the work that God is attempting to accomplish in the life of a follower of Jesus, until our ultimate victory is fully realized in glory. This means that we can count on facing battles and skirmishes every day of our lives. The important issue is that we are ready to respond to the attacks of Satan. 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 gives us 5 commands to stand against the temptations that will come our way! Here we read, “Watch, stand in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love.” This verse3 gives us 5 commands that capsules our responsibility in the area of the spiritual war that is going on around us. By obeying these 5 commands we will be able to do away with our doubts, rise above our sins, supersede our indifference’s, and walk worthy of our heavenly calling. In short, if we follow these 5 commands, we will be able to do all things to “the glory of God!” Contemplate these commands and implement them in your life. … READ MORE

1 Peter 1:13 reminds us to, “gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” The story is told about a professor who walked into a room and took a glass jar and placed in it several large rocks filling the jar to the top with those rocks, he then asked his class if the jar was full . . . to which they replied yes. Next, he took some pebbles and put them into the jar, with the rock as filled the jar to the brim, and then asked the class if the jar was full . . . to which the class responded again yes! With that he took some fine sand and poured it over the rocks and pebbles up to the top of the jar, and asked the class if the jar was full . . . this time the class was not sure, so they hesitated and finally said it looks like it. With that he took a pitcher of water and poured it over the sand, pebbles, and the larger rocks . . … READ MORE