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INTRODUCTION:
Our Scripture this morning reminds us of an important fact.
Even when we experience peace in this life; we as Christians are still at War with the enemy.
ILLUSTRATION:
For me, Pearl Harbor has a personal significance.
I was stationed aboard a ship in Pearl Harbor -
And Every time we went out sea, on the starboard side of the ship
we would pass by the sunken memorial of the USS Arizona.
2ndly are ship was ordered several times to render honors to the USS Arizona on Pearl Harbor Day, Dec 7th.
You want to think about a bone chilling, goosebump reminder.
Be an 18 year old sailor, standing in your dress whites at the deck rails as you pass around the Historic Ford Island, USS Arizona, and the USS.
Oklahoma.
I ran my PT test around the old air strip on Pearl Habor.
And many of the buildings still show bullet holes from the attack.
It was unique reminder - that war can break out anytime.
And as a service member; you never really know what you are signing up for.
War can come at anytime.
The Christian life is much like this.
We may be in human terms at peace -
That is Life can be good, with no struggles, no pain, with family all around you.
You can be praising God about his goodness towards you and the great treasures you receive through Christ.
But may we not forget; the enemy can come around the corner and attack at any time.
ILLUSTRATION:
That is a good illustration of who Satan is.
Satan is more powerful than us.
But he is not God
He can only be in one place at a time.
He leads an army demonic forces; but they also can be only in one place at a time.
He is not all-knowing; though he is very wise.
And he also can only do what God allows him to do.
But his limitation does not mean we are not in open warfare - engaged in a battle for the Souls of men and the Glory of God.
Our text this morning reminds us that we are engaged in Battle with demonic forces.
Would be textually consistent; homiletically challenging/intresting to use a military background for this sermon.
According to Peter,
PROPOSITION: We ought to Fight Against Satanic Influence
TRANSITION: And this text gives us 3 ways we ought to wage war against Satan.
We ought to:
1) Be On Alert for Sin.
(1 Peter 5:8)
“Be Sober” is perhaps the idea of serious.
“Be watchful” is the idea of being alert.
The picture here is a sentry guarding an important road or facility in active warfare.
I you are the person in charge of guarding your platoon
- you are going to be wide awake.
- intently listening for the enemy.
And in the same way, we are
Command: Be Alert towards Satan.
Why do we need to be on high-alert?
Because Satan is looking for someone to attack.
Our text says he goes around “roaring”.
Lions will often use the roar to frighten their prey, in hope to make their prey hesitate for just a second.
And in that second they pounce on their prey.
And then sit down and have dinner.
Which is why we need to be alert and sober minded.
Exhortation:
This is not something to kid around about.
Peter is using this imagery for a reason.
Because he wants us to think about how you would act if you are in a field with a lion all by yourself.
You would be on edge.
That is how we ought to be with Satan.
But this imagery can also confuse us.
The imagery causes us to treat Satan’s attacks as being violent attacks in the Physical realm.
However,
Explanation: Satan’s attack is Spiritual rather than physical.
ILLUSTRATION:
How Often we have heard it said, Satan’s after me.
And they referring to the car crash, or a financial crisis, or someone’s anger towards them.
CLARIFICATION:
But is that really what Satan is after?
Satan who has been attacking everything Holy in creation is most concerned about physically hurting you.
Satan is no dummy- he exceedingly wise because he has been devouring people for 1000’s of years.
He has watched hundreds of people die.
Why inflict those who are doomed to death anyway?
Because it is not about physically hurting you.
Though Satan may be using the Physical Realm to attack; his ultimate goal is more deceptive than that.
What is the classic story for Satanic attack?
Did Satan attack job simply to hurt him?
No.
v. 11; he attacked him so he would curse God.
He was using the physical to accomplish a dark, but Spiritual victory.
Which he failed, but that his was Goal.
As we consider the New Testament, we are told Satan blinds unbelievers from seeing the Gospel.
He seeks to tempt believers -
1 Th 3:5
So when we are talking about Satan attacking us; how does he devour the saints?
He devours us principally by tempting us to a) curse God and b) sin against God.
The Physical realm is trivial, it is the Spiritual decisions he is after.
He devours us principally by tempting us to
So he tempts believers and blinds unbelievers.
Temptation can take a lot of different forms.
- Satan might bring suffering to tempt us to become embitter against God.
- To tempt us to question God’s goodness, love, and might.
- To tempt to us to respond in anger and bitterness at suffering.
In suffering, we need to affirm the goodness, love, might, and wisdom of God.
That was the attack on Job.
- Maybe he doesn’t allow us to suffer - instead he allows us to prosper.
He might cause
Why would Satan want his enemy - the Children of God - to prosper?
To make us apathetic and self-dependent.
You see, If we were suffering, we would be on our knees seeking God.
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