Daily Devotion (April 23, 2025)
Job 1:7
“And the Lord said to Satan, ‘From where do you come?’ So Satan answered the Lord and said, ‘From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.'”
How should believers’, followers of Christ live? We must believe Satan is real and hates God therefore hating those God has created. It is not just those who have accepted Christ as their personal Savior and Lord it is a hatred for all humanity.
Do you believe in a real devil, a spiritual enemy with an agenda to bring harm to Christians? Peter’s answer to that question is “Be sober-minded. Be alert.” Peter has urged his readers to be clear-minded. In 1 Peter 1:13-14 he writes “Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”; 1 Peter 4:7 states, “But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers.” It matters that we are paying attention with serious minds, to what’s going on in our lives and in the world around us.
Jesus said in Matthew 22:37-39 we are to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, and mind. We are to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. We are to be totally devoted and committed to God. Yes, we are to love ourselves; we are God’s greatest creation. Just think what an impact the church of God could have if we turned our back on Satan and lived the life God has called us to.