Like a Roaring Lion

When I heard Owen Benjamin say that evil has to tell you, or show you, what it's doing/going to do, it made me think of 1 Peter 5:8:

"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour"

Sounds like the same thing.

This then lead me to think of Ephesians 6:10-17:

"10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the [b]wiles of the devil. 12For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of [c]the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God"

Now consider 1 Peter 5:8-10 in regards to what is happening in the world today:

"8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 10But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you."

We as Christians have been equipped by our Heavenly Father with the tools and power to address and fight the devil and his servants. We are not in this fight alone, as our brothers and sisters in Christ around the world are also suffering the same afflictions for His sake. God will make us perfect, establish us, strengthen us, and settle us. Amen.