1Peter 1:8 KJV ‘Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary goes about as a roaring lion, seeking for whom to devour.’

DAILY READING – • John 18:38-19:16; 2 Chronicles 29; Psalm 85

The Second Lebanon War was a month-long conflict between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon in 2006.
It was instigated when Hezbollah guerrillas conducted a perfidious cross-border raid in which they killed eight Israeli soldiers and abducted two others. The war led to heavy losses on both sides of the conflict and an ultimately inconclusive result. The fighting ended on August 14, 2006 with the signing of a United Nations-brokered ceasefire and the war was officially ended when Israel lifted it naval blockade of Lebanon on September 8, 2006.
In total, Israel lost 121 soldiers, while Hezbollah lost more than 600 fighters.

Though it seemed Israel suffered less casualties, yet the 121 soldiers killed, was deemed a very heavy loss by Israel. This is because the life of every soldier is very important to Israel due to the small size of its military force.

Today the memory of the 121 Israeli soldiers are inscribed on a section of the border fence where the Hezbollah ambush had occurred.
121 flowers are painted on the wall, a flower for every soldier lost.

While the Israel Defense Force is widely respected as a cutting-edge military machine, yet the IDF’s main resource remains the high caliber of its soldiers. These soldiers are trained to respond rapidly in repelling attacks.
Every soldier is trained to live in a constant state of alertness and readiness, this has contributed to making them one of the finest military forces in the world..

Indeed it takes training to reign in life.
Life is a battlefield, and those who emerge victorious are those pay adequate attention to spiritual training.

Our survival as believers is dependent upon our level of spiritual alertness.
We must understand that things are first determined in the spiritual realm before they manifest in the physical.
Battles are first fought and won in the spiritual before we can see physical results..

Therefore, to be winners in life, we must be in control of the things happening spiritually around us.

We must be spiritually sensitive and alert so as to foresee possible dangers and tackle them.

Ephesians 6 lets us know that we are in a serious spiritual battle, not with flesh and blood but with principalities and powers and spiritual wickedness in high places.

Faced with such enemies we can’t afford spiritual carelessness.
The Bible says ‘woe unto them that at are ease in Zion.’

We must live spiritually alert.
Jesus severally admonished believers to watch and pray and to live ready.
We have to always live battle ready, because there is an enemy on the prowl, looking for whom to devour.

1 Peter 1: 8 admonishes us to be sober and vigilant, because the enemy is going about as a roaring lion, seeking whom to devour.

We are to live always prepared for war. We prepare by diligently studying the Bible, fellowshiping with the Spirit and keeping the fire always burning on our prayer altars.
We must always store up spiritual strength in readiness for battle.
The Bible says in Proverbs 24:10 that if you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.

Indeed we must be equipped through the Word to always react in faith because faith is the victory that overcomes the world. When challenged what you have put into your mind is essentially what flows out. This is why you must be committed in putting the Word of God into your mind daily, so that when confronted, the Word of God flows out of your mouth to establish your victory. Indeed the Word is the answer to every challenge of life.

Today, let us receive grace for high level spiritual preparations that will guarantee our high level manifestations.
Indeed as we maintain maximum spiritual vigilance, we shall certainly win every battle and always emerge more than conquerors.

PRAYER: Lord, please grant me the grace for spiritual vigilance and alertness.
Please help me to be constantly prayerful and filled with the Word. Indeed by Your grace, I will always have the victory in every situation in Jesus Name

QUOTE:
As a child of God, you have to recognize that you are in the middle of an ongoing battle.