Be Ready

Psm.13:5-6; Prov13:5-6; 1Peter 5:8-9

The enemy prowls, looks, listens and waits to devour us. He is well aware of our weakness and is ready to pounce and destroy. Are we ready? Do we look at the thoughts, actions and words of our life? Do we check the origin, the motivation?

Jesus defeated the enemy of our soul at the cross. He brought us to repentance, came into our life upon invitation by us, and lives His life through us. He has supplied us with all we need for life and godliness. To be ready means to believe and apply this knowledge. Know the enemy is there to tempt us. He fakes meeting any need we may have BUT with a price. The price is our soul. He wants to kill us, steal life from us and destroy us. Be ready... say NO.

Remember the story in Scripture about the one son who sold his birth right to the other son for food? This bible story is lived every day in peoples lives, sometime in our lives.

Temptation Examples... the lies:

Working for or supporting an immoral situation.
Staying in an abusive relationship to receive a few crumbs called love.
Reaching for a quick fix that compromises what is right.
Taking matters into our own hands and not trusting God's best.
Life is boring and we need a thrill.
The grass is greener on the other side of the fence.
There is only one go around. Did we experience, get or have it all.

These things happen because we have not decided ahead of time to do what is right when the temptation comes. These things also bring pain and destruction into our lives. (A result never advertised.) To be ready means to know that the enemy will tempt us to the easy road, a quick fix, a better way, when God has already prepared the way and outlined it in His word. When we know right from wrong ahead of time and decide to do what is right, we will identify the temptation and turn it down.

Be ready. Say NO ahead of time.