WHEN YOU HEAR the ROAR OF THE LION

WHEN YOU HEAR the ROAR OF THE LION
by David Wilkerson

When I was a young preacher, I didn´t give much thought to spiritual
warfare. I thought anyone who walked in victory shouldn´t have any
problems at all against the devil. To me, it was simply a matter of
resisting him. But soon I found a roaring lion pouncing on my
weaknesses with all his might and I felt helpless to do battle with him.

All too often I see the devil doing the same thing to other sincere
Christians. I know multitudes of godly servants-people pure in
heart, walking in grace-overwhelmed by demonic floods of
confusion and despair.

Such Christians can labor diligently for the Lord for years. Then,
one day, Satan suddenly injects accusing thoughts into their
minds. Overnight they are overcome with awful troubles-
unexpected temptations, covetousness, depression. Their trials
are so deep, strange and mysterious that these saints have no
idea where they came from.

I believe there is only one explanation: Their troubles are a demonic
onslaught. Time after time I have seen this happen to Christians
who are growing by leaps and bounds. At the very peak of their
spiritual growth, Satan puts an old seduction in their path. It may
be an old lust, something they thought they had overcome years
before. But now, after years of living in victory, they´re walking a
tightrope, teetering on the brink of an indulgence that could lead
them back into terrible bondage.

I have experienced this flood. And multitudes of believers are being
caught up in it right now. They´re being flooded with persecutions,
physical attacks, mental harassment, fiery temptations out of hell,
friends turning against them as enemies. Satan has aimed an all-
out, last-days assault meant to sweep us away in utter despair.

How do we resist Satan´s power? John gives us the answer in
Revelation 12: "They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and
by the word of their testimony" (verse 11). When you hear the roar
of the lion-when the flood crashes in and you're overwhelmed-
simply run to the holy of holies. By faith, enter into the very
presence of God on His throne because the Lamb has made a
way for you, through His blood.

"Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by
the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he hath
consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh"
(Hebrews 10:19-20).

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