Defeat Unbelief
“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.”
1 Peter 5:8-9 NIV
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Sometimes we unintentionally give the wrong impression about spiritual warfare. We know that our enemy is the devil and that we must fight daily to win, but that’s not everything.
If the Christian life were all about fights and battles, it would be tiring to fight every time of the day.
The Christian life is centered on joy and peace. God gives us a great sense of fulfillment, and we’re at rest because we know we honor Him by the way we live.
In today’s scripture, Peter wrote to Christians about their enemy–warning them and urging them to be alert, which is where we often focus our attention.
Just before he wrote those words, however, he said, “Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully” (1 Peter 5:7).
You must remind yourself of God’s love for you.
Satan tries to destroy your faith with lies like: “If God really cared about you, why would He allow bad things to happen to you?”
“If God truly loved you, would He treat you like that?”
If the devil can make you think you’re not loved or that God doesn’t care about your best interest, he can plant seeds of unbelief.
When struggles, trials, persecution, contradictions, and hardships come your way–and they always do–you have a choice. Choose to enter God’s rest by heeding Peter’s words and handing your care, worries, and concerns to God in prayer.
No matter the darkness of night or how diabolical, confusing, and uncertain the situation is, you must remind yourself of the following unshakeable and adamant truth;
God is present with you in all situations,
He loves you with perfect love and
He will always protect and provide for you.
Never ever allow any seed of unbelief to take root in you, stay rooted in faith.
LET US PRAY:
Dear heavenly Father, the enemy tries to fill me with unbelief time and time again and make me deny Your powerful love for me. But like Abraham, I stand firm on Your promises.
I renew my mind with God’s truth every day. I receive the enablement of the Holy Spirit and the mind of Christ.
Thank You for the comfort I find in Your assurance that You’re always with me.
In Jesus’ Name, I pray. Amen.
