6.11- Wake-UP Call
6.11-
Wake-UP Call I
Peter 5:1-9 Bill Crowder
One early
autumn morning as I drove to work in the dark, I was startled by a flash of brown
in my headlights followed by the sound of something hitting the front of my
car. I had clipped a deer at 70 miles per hour! It was only a glancing blow,
and no damage was done to my car (or the deer, as far as I could tell), but it
really shook me up. I had been in my usual “autopilot mode” for the familiar
drive to the office, but the shock of the incident certainly got my attention.
I was now fully alert and trying to calm a racing heartbeat. It was an
unpleasant wake-up call.
The
apostle Peter offers us a different kind of wake-up call – one that while unpleasant is necessary. He alerts us to
a spiritual battle we are engaged in with a powerful enemy. Peter warns, “Keep
awake! Watch at all times. The devil is working against you. He is walking around
like a hungry lion with his mouth open. He is looking for someone to eat.” (I Peter 5:8) This is a call to wake up, see the danger, and be ready for
his attack!
Only when we are
aware of the danger that faces us every day will we consciously seek the help
we need. And only if we are on the alert will we lean on the strength of our
Lord, who is greater than our spiritual enemy.
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