Walking Among Lions

Published: Nov. 15, 2015, 10 a.m.

b'Walking Among LionsHarrison Kamanga \\u2013 Malawi \\u2013 tribes that Walk among Lions1 Peter 5:8-9 \\u2013 \\u201cBe sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith,\\u201dLike a Lion \\u2013 anti-Christ is not a lion1. Humble yourself - :6 \\u2013 \\u201cHumble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,\\u201dTo walk with pride is to walk with the false lion - Minister in the opposite spirit2. Fear not \\u2013 :7 \\u201ccasting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.\\u201dLions smell fear \\u2013 lions roar to instill fearRoars \\u2013 to instill fear to run \\u2013 stand\\u201cGreater is He that is in you than he that is in the world,\\u201d (I John 4:4)Resist (oppose) & Stand Firm \\u2013James 4:7-8 -\\u201cSubmit therefore to God. Resist (oppose) the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.\\u201dEphesians 6:13-14 \\u2013 \\u201cTherefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. 14Stand firm therefore,Samson, David slew lions3. Be sober & watchful \\u2013 clear and alertHe is prowling \\u2013 hunting you \\u2013 be on the watch for any open doorsWhom he MAY devour2 Cor 2:11 \\u2013 \\u201cso that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.\\u201dConclusion: 5:10And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.God Himself will:1. Restore - to mend and repair, perfect or completeJoel 2:25 - I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you.2. confirm, validate and approve your identity3. strengthen,4. establish you- lay a foundation, to settle you'