FAITH CAPSULE: Avoiding sin and not become a victim of devourer of man is in the word.

Joshua 1

1 Peter 5:8 warned, “Be sober; be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” To be sober; to be vigilant is to live life with the attitude of vigilance. The devil has been walking about with his mission to round up man as his hell colleague when time of judgement is up. Sin is the pill in the hand of enemy to poison and devour man.
Accepting Jesus as the Lord and savior is not an indication that sin is no longer on the way. In the journey of life, sin will not go away as long as the devil is very much around. Devil, the enemy will not stop parading sin because he looks for whom to devour. The enemy is stubborn and will not give up in his attempt to win some for a sinful journey that does not arrive in the presence of God. The encounter of Jesus with the devil after Jesus’ forty days fasting was evident to the fact that the devil is stubborn in the business to devour. Devil’s stubbornness failed three times in his attempt to tempt Jesus. Jesus’ walk was evidence for us to live life with the attitude of vigilance. Despite of the failure of the devil’s attempt for Jesus, the bible recorded, “Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time.” (Luke 4:13) Devil will never give up but will always seek an opportune time.
Avoiding sin and not become a victim of devourer of man is in the word. Jesus responded to the enemy by quoting the word of God with the evidence of His understanding of the written word of God. The word of God is God. Psalm 18:30 stated, “As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.” The word of God is the place of security and not become a victim of the devil.
Take note that accepting Jesus as the Lord and savior will not stop the devourer from attempting man with temptation into sin. However, God will not send His people without backing His people up with what it takes to get through. God gave word that request for observing His word. To observe and keep His word is all that will cause man not to miss out victory over devourer of man.
Joshua’s victory in his journey and not become a vessel of devourer is an example for us to learn. God promised to be with Joshua and not leave nor forsake Joshua with the condition of observing to do according to the word. Truly, observing to do according to the word of God is incased in meditating the word of God day and night. Meditating word consistently and constantly denies the accessible of devourer of man.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace of meditating the word of God day and night.