The Caged Lion

Many years ago I worked for the SABC and in the Game Park. A guy was stranded one night. He heard a lion roar and spent the night in a tree terrified, only to find out the next day that the lion was caged all along. He had nothing to fear.

This is a picture on spiritual warfare, in some ways life gets tougher when you follow Jesus. We have a new enemy, Satan. When we become Christians we become soldiers in a war. But we don’t fight in our own strength, and if we trust Jesus we have nothing to fear.

The enemy is like a roaring lion looking to devour you. But if you are in Christ, then he is in a cage. Jesus has all authority over him and has given us that same authority. Satan will not harm you, unless you enter the cage.

How do we resist the devil and stay out of his cage? Be humble, trusting, self-controlled and spiritually alert. When we give in to pride, unbelief, temptation and spiritual laziness, we lose our spiritual protection. Stand firm in your faith. The main battlefield is our minds. Satan will try to get us to believe his lies, so we must stand in faith on the truth of the bible. Stay in community. Satan preys on the isolated ones. Together, we can watch one another’s back. Also we must repent of all occultic practices like; witchcraft, sorcery, talking to the dead, visiting psychics, tarot card reading, “glassy-glassy” and others. Lastly, be sure that God will overcome Satan’s efforts to harm you. So be aware of the devil, but be in awe of God

Still hungry? Matthew 4:1-11 7 Ephesians 6:10-18