Is He a Lion? Or Is He Just Lyin'?

1Peter 5:8 (NKJ) "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour."

When Peter wrote this, his words were chosen carefully and should stick out to you. Peter says, "Your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour."

The enemy is NOT a lion, but he does everything in his power to intimidate like a roaring lion. The enemy knows that he can't devour us unless we allow it (...seeking whom he may devour.) Once we cowl in fear and start shaking in our boots, he is able to strike. Our lack of Faith in the LORD and His promises, create a chasm between us and the Father. He so desperately wants to provide and protect us. As we let fear in, we drive faith out.

The enemy chooses to be like a roaring lion because he knows there is only one real roaring lion, the Lion of Judah. Revelation 5:5 (NASB) "...Stop weeping; behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to open the book and its seven seals."

The enemy tries to mimic Jesus because He is the true King of the jungle. We have two paths that we can walk in this life. We can either choose to live in fear, or walk by faith and not by sight. The choice is ours. The choice is easy.