BFF (05-14-11)

John 15:13
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
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I watched it in the Animal Planet. After locating the prey, the lion moves slowly toward it, its body close to the ground. A lion normally must surprise its victims by stalking. When it is about 50 feet away, it rushes forward, grabs the rump, side, or head of the animal, and pulls it to the ground.

Then it usually seizes the prey's throat in its mouth and strangles it. After killing an animal, the lion often drags it to a shady spot. All members of the pride eat together, with much growling and snarling.

But vicious and voracious as they are, lions have to kill to live and to share with his lioness and cubs. And lions kill only when hungry. Their prey can usually sense if lions are out to kill and, if not, it will just ignore the lion.

The devil is compared to the lions, prowling and stalking their prey looking for “someone to devour”. But the similarity stops there. The devil hunts its prey, not to eat and live, but to kill and forever separate its prey from its Master. The devil is Satan… the prey is us… and the Master is Jesus.

We should take the devil very seriously. We are to be watchful, vigilant. We must not be lulled into complacency about satanic opposition and temptations. All through the scriptures, Satan is described as our adversary. He is an ENEMY, who despises humanity in general, and the followers of Jesus Christ, in particular.

But the good news is that Satan is already defeated! The decisive battle which brought his doom was won at the cross through our Lord. Our BFF (best friend forever) has given up His life so we can be free from the clutches of Satan. And giving up His life is the fulfillment of the promise of salvation for us all.

Be firm in our faith and let Jesus protects us. He is our BFF.

Almighty Father, I thank you for sending your Son Jesus Who won victory the devil, over sin and over death for my salvation. Amen+

The Lord will give him a seat with the leaders of his people.