How do we learn to resist the devil? Well being sober is another way to learn
to resist the devil. If you're a Christian and you have some kind of
problem with drugs or alcohol then you need to you need to look at this
verse right here. 1st Peter 5 8 it says, Be sober, be vigilant, because your
adversary the devil as a roaring lion walketh about seeking whom he may
devour. So what's the devil doing? He's roaming the earth going to and
forth back and forth trying to find some Christian that he can devour. Okay and how
and how does he choose that person? Well to be it says be sober so if you're not
sober he's gonna be able to devour you. It says be vigilant what's
vigilant mean? It means keeping careful watch for possible dangers or
difficulties and how do you what happens the first when you when you
drink two beers what goes? Your judgment you know what goes your your
the more you drink the more you just loosen up and there's like you know
people just act retarded when they get drunk right they act stupid so your
inhibitions go away and you're not being vigilant and the devil can
devour you at that point. And you know what do drunk people do? Way more
wicked sins when they're drunk than they do when they're sober. Beat their
wives, beat their children, drunk drive, crash into people and kill them, get
into fights. They do all kinds of wicked things. They commit adultery, they commit
fornication. That's the kind of things that people do when they're not sober.
So what's the Bible say it says to be sober, be vigilant, be on the watch. Now
I've never been to Africa but I can tell you I know that who's been to
Africa in here? Okay we got some guys that were in and a lady that's been
to Africa. Was there certain points when they said hey you need to you
need to kind of keep a watch you know there's lions around here. Was there
any lions around there? Okay now lions will devour a human being, they'll
kill them, they'll stalk them, they'll kill them. So if you're in Africa then
you know would you ever let your guard down for a second? I wouldn't. I'm
actually afraid to go to Africa because I don't want some King Cobra to
bite me or some hyenas to find me or whatever. I would definitely want to
carry a big gun everywhere I went. So there's a lot of things that can
kill you over there but a lion is the king of the jungle. Everybody knows
that and Satan is the king of the devils. He's basically in charge of all
the devils and the Bible says that the devil is as a roaring lion seeking
whom he may devour. So if you're in Africa and you're just like hey I'm
just gonna get drunk. You know I mean just think about that. Are you gonna be
able to be vigilant against the lions that are ready to eat you? No you're gonna
if you drop your inhibitions like that a lion's gonna be able to eat you
pretty easily. And I don't know what the statistics are about lions killing
people in Africa but I'm sure that it happens a lot and you just you're
just slipping. And so what's the picture that God's trying to show you
here is that you start slipping, you start drinking, you start being not
sober and the devil's gonna devour you. He's gonna find a way into your life
and he's gonna devour you and you know that doesn't mean you go to hell it
just means that he destroys your life.