Satan's Piggy-Back Ride

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8-10

"Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm, and steadfast."

I love little children. My best friend's youngest daughter used to love to receive "piggy-back rides". Pretending that I didn't know she was hiding around the corner, I would sneakily crawl by as she jumped on my shoulders, bouncing and giggling as I carried her around the living room.

Do you ever feel like everytime you round a corner in your life, Satan is hiding there - waiting for just the right opportunity to jump on your shoulders? Throughout the New Testament, we see that Christians (which, by the way, was once a derogatory term meaning "little Christs") have suffered for professing their faith in Jesus Christ! Earlier in his first letter, Peter wrote: "Rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when His glory is revealed." (4:13)

Is Satan catching a "piggy-back ride" on your shoulders? Rejoice! Be glad! Remember that after you have endured it all... He will give you the glory he promised!