Caught Off Guard
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring
lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8)
Today’s Morsel: Today on December 7, 1941, 70 years ago,the Empire of Japan attacked the United
States Navy based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Japanese attack
damaged 339 warplanes, 21 American ships, and took the lives of 2,403
people. President Franklin Roosevelt would label it, “A date that will
live in infamy.” Many have asked how did this happen? How were the
Americans caught off guard? There are many reports as to what happened. But no matter the reports, lives were
lost because people were caught off guard and not
prepared for the attack. Peter tells us to be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring
lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. We must not be
unprepared; we must always be on the
alert. We must walk circumspectly and be vigilant. Habakkuk states, “I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch
to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain
upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.” (Habakkuk 2:1-2) We don’t run to lose, we run to
win. Stay on guard because your adversary is seeking whom he may devour.
Sing: Fix your mind on the
goal, that sweet home of the soul, there’s an eye watching you; never turn from
the way to the kingdom of day, there’s an eye watching you.
Watching you, watching you, everyday mind the course you pursue; there’s an all-seeing eye watching you.
Thought For Today: Don’t let Satan get the
advantage over you. Stay alert.
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