What is the Devil Like?

  [476 words] “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” (1 Pet. 5:8) While trying to rock my son to sleep late one night, I happened upon a special program on television’s Animal Planet channel about lions and how they hunt their prey. What I learned made the above Bible verse come alive in a most vivid way! Consider some parallels: Satan waits, lurks, and prowls around us! Lions are a most interesting and curious animal. I learned that over 80% of the time, lions sleep lazily in the sunshine – looking totally disinterested. But that is precisely how they lure in their unsuspecting prey until it is too close to get away. Similarly, Peter warns us to be sober and vigilant regarding the Devil of hell. One of his greatest ploys is to do his work…