Standing Firm in Faith - All Our Daily Bread Daily Devotionals for 2025

Bible in a Year : Ezra 6-8, John 21

Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him.
1 Peter 5:8-9

Today's Scripture & Insight : 1 Peter 5:6-11

On my walk to catch the train to work a few years ago, I saw a woman with a ferocious-looking dog heading towards me. I grew up around pet dogs, so I’m usually not afraid of furry friends, but this one looked menacing. As the dog got closer, he barked at me. I tried to laugh it off. But then he lunged at me, so I screamed. Thankfully, the dog couldn’t harm me because he couldn’t reach me. His owner held on tightly to his leash.

That scary encounter reminded me that as believers in Jesus, Satan is also ‘on a leash’ but waiting to attack if we give him the opportunity. In 1 Peter, the apostle Peter warns us, “Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (5:8). He growls and snarls and lunges at us to try to scare and intimidate us and to paralyse us with fear, but we can stand firm in our faith and “resist him” (v. 9).

When you feel the enemy taunting or tempting you, remember this: he’s no match for Jesus. We can cry out to Him and He’ll help us. He “will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast” (v. 10).

When we’re under spiritual attack, we can choose faith over fear because Jesus is always with us.

By: Nancy Gavilanes

Reflect & Pray
How do you react when you feel the enemy taunting or tempting you? How can you focus on Christ during spiritual battles?

Dear Jesus, thank You for always being there for me even during the toughest trials.