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Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. --- 1 Peter 5:8 ESV Lions attack sick, young, or straggling animals; they choose victims who are alone or not alert. Peter warns us to watch out for satan when we are suffering or being persecuted. If you are feeling alone, weak, helpless, and cut off from other believers, or if you are so focused on your troubles that you forget to watch for danger, those are the times when you are especially vulnerable to satan’s attacks. During times of suffering, seek other Christians for support. Keep your eyes on Christ, and resist the devil. Then, says James, “he will flee from you” (James 4:7). --- Life Application Study Bible notes PRAYER Dear Heavenly Father, Help me to be sober and alert knowing that Satan is prowling around seeking to destroy. Lift me up off the floor where Satan walks all over me. Help me to take authority over the evil in the name of Jesus. Grant me the courage to resist Satan and to stand firm in my faith. I put my trust in You that You will protect and deliver me from the enemy and restore me to be strong and steadfast. In Jesus’ name, Amen