I remember the time my wife went to the chicken house to gather the eggs, and as she started to open the gate she noticed a hawk walking wobbly on the ground. He seemed addled and disoriented so she brought him home and put him in a special cage we have near the house. He had been trying to catch the chickens, but what that Hawk did not realize was that I had recently covered the chicken pen with a special wire, (chicken wire) to protect them from just such things as hawks. That hawk reminds me of something in the Bible.
Every living person has an enemy, and he wants to rob, kill or destroy us, (John 10:10, 1 Peter 5:8). He is a liar, deceiver, uses anything to trap or ensnare us, (Ephesians 6:16). He is known by several names like the evil one, Satan or the devil, (Revelation 12:9).
The world and anyone without or not trusting in Christ as personal savior is under his power, (1 John 5:19). They are even called his children, (John 8:44, Acts 13:10). Without Christ we are helpless, but there is hope. Jesus Christ came to save us and to deliver us or protect us from the evil one, (Matthew 6:13, John 17:15, Acts 10:38). Our sins are forgiven when we have Christ and in Him we are protected from the evil one, (1 John 2:12-14, 5:18). See you in Church next Sunday.