One morning I got up with a taught
about predators and prey;
The bible tells us to run from
sexual sin. In order to run from something there has to be a chaser. The Bible
also tells us, to “Be alert and
of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking
for someone to devour. “1 pet 5:8
Imagine a lion …
Lions in general have two main hunting methods. The first is
that the lion stalks from bushes it hides from, with a final burst of speed at
the end. The second method is to find a bush close to something its prey NEEDS
- usually water. It climbs in and waits where its prey HANGS OUT.
Once
a lioness is close to a herd, they usually target the CLOSEST PREY. They don't
abruptly run to every prey they see but stalk their chosen prey. The
lioness sneaks up to its victim until they reach a distance of proximity. There
are two things that are said to help the lion considerably; they’re incredibly
good at hiding and phenomenally patient.The attack is SHORT & POWERFUL. The lioness
often catches its victim in a fast run and one big leap.
If
you are a fan of national geographic like me, you might have noticed how
the lioness targets its prey and runs specifically after just that
one prey it put its eye on though there are many other zebras running away from
it. You might have also noticed this prey is often not alert for an attack.
A lioness
takes advantage of factors that reduce visibility; many kills take place near
some form of cover or at NIGHT. However, they will hunt whenever the
chance arises and that could be in the middle of the hottest day.
When the lion runs and leaps on its
prey, the prey might still try to keep running. But that won’t be easy thing to
do since the lion has it by its neck. The only remedy the bible gives us, is to
run from sexual temptations.
“Run from sexual sin! No other sin clearly affects
the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own
body.” 1 Cor 6:18 Like a prey in a herd; we have to be alert and ready to run
whenever temptations arise. There might be rare circumstances a prey can fight
with its predator and win. I have seen various YouTube videos where a lion or
hyena is killed by a zebra or buffalo, it tries to kill. However, the best
option is to always run from the predator. Once the predator is on your neck, it
requires so much prayer and struggle to pull that sin off before it kills you.
Nevertheless we should always
remember the predator is already a defeated enemy. Let me bring one more scenario
from the wild life. Often hunters use a poisonous arrow in hunting. Though the
animal is hit by the arrow, it keeps living its life till that poison spreads
in its body and kills it.The devil is like this animal attacked by the arrow, and
it is doing everything in his power to take us with him.
Let’s
keep alert!
Let’s run
away from any temptations!
And if we
have already been attacked, let’s be those exceptional preys that wrestle the
enemy off their neck and be the victor instead of the victim.
