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Devotional for October 28, 2026

BE SPIRITUALLY ALERT ALWAYS

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 Revelation 12:17

“Then the dragon was enraged at the woman, and he went off to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”

Additional Verses

📖 Ephesians 6:10-18; 2 Timothy 3:1-5; Revelation 12:7-17

We are in a battle field and spiritual warfare every day in this world. Ephesians 6: 12 reveals this when Paul reminds every child of God in the following words: "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." The Devil is the root cause of all the conflicts that you see in this world. Revelations Chapter 12:7 to 9 reveals how Lucifer, who once ministered in the presence of God rebelled against his Creator and also how he continues to deceive the whole world to rebel against God. According to the above text, Satan and his demoniac forces are fighting every child of God who has the testimony of Jesus Christ. The Devil together with his other fallen angels are spirits and he works all his strategies to destroy the children of God in spirit and these are manifested physically in humankind through suffering, strife, disasters, diseases, demoniac afflictions, marriage destructions, poverty, nation warring against nation, and the like. 2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation, the old has passed away; behold all things are become new.” When you became a child of God through your new birth, God gave you the nature of His Son Jesus Christ which is not subject to the Devil. However it is your responsibility to maintain this Spiritual nature by living a life that is Christ like. The world we are living in, is like a danger zone. Children of God are attracted to negative reports, bad news, violence, immorality, fear, confusion and destruction. All these, the devil use to distract children of God from their focus on God. Many people wake up every morning searching for breaking news on Televisions, newspapers, phones and social media. Sadly, the hearts of many are now feeding on the negative information rather than the Word of God. The devil understands that whatever controls your mind, eventually controls your life. But as children of God, we are called to remain spiritually alert, prayerful and grounded in the truth. This a life of complete dependence upon the Word of God. It is the Word of God that makes you and me into spiritual giants, against whom all the workings of Satan will not penetrate. Remember the Devil never wastes any time plotting against you once you claim publicly that you are born again and a child of God. Matthew Chapter 4: 1-11, following His baptism with the Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, after fasting forty days and nights, He was immediately tempted by the Devil. Because He was always spiritually alert, Satan was no match for Jesus Christ the Son of God. From the day you were born again of the Spirit of God, you became a target of the devil. The devil is not after your money. He is after your mind, your attention, your faith and your relationship with God. Constant exposure to negative information can fill your heart with anxiety, hopelessness, depression and unbelief. The devil wants people to believe that evil is greater than good, and darkness is stronger than light. So as a child of God, you must be spiritually alert always as the devil is very cunning. Do not allow breaking news to break your Spirit. The Holy Bible has good news. Jesus Christ is still Lord and God the Father is still on the throne. Proverbs 4:23 says, “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.” You must therefore follow the footsteps of the LORD Jesus Christ who was never caught relaxing or unaware. Even when they nailed Him to the Cross, He never stopped declaring the Word of God. Hebrews 4:12 says, “For the Word of God is sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” If you happen to see the breaking news, get down on your knees and ask the Lord God for His mercy upon that breaking news. Be spiritually alert always. Declare the Word of God and the devil will flee from you. Alleluia!

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for giving me Your Holy Spirit to guide me. Help me to open my spiritual senses so that I am always alert and ready for anything that comes my way. In Jesus Christ’s Mighty name l pray. Amen.