Devil

Peter wrote this passage around the time the Roman emperor, Nero, was persecuting Christians. Many followers of Jesus were led to the Roman Colosseum to be mauled and torn apart by lions. Peter used that relevant picture to remind Christians that Satan, our adversary, the one called the devil, the slanderer, seeks to defeat and destroy us.

We need God’s strength, power, and protection. We need him to deliver us. 

Someone has said that the devil is in the details. Not true . . . God is. And when He is present, the devil gets out of the way.