3 Oct, 2008
CASPER, Wyo. - A police officer didn't think much of a call to shoo off a bothersome "kitty cat" at a home in Casper, Wyo. Then the officer arrived at the home of Beverly Hood. It was no ordinary domestic feline -but a male mountain lion weighing 80 to 90 pounds.
Officer Mike Ableman says he ran for cover inside Hood's home when he saw the cougar.
Hood says she was inside when she first saw the mountain lion lying on her porch Monday. Hood says the lion hissed at her, but she wasn't scared.
She called 911, animal control and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Hood reported that she had a bothersome "big cat." A dispatcher told Ableman that it was a house cat.
A game warden tranquilized the mountain lion and the animal was relocated.
Here, Kitty: Police Expect House Cat, Get Cougar
Satan Prowls Like A Roaring Lion!
1 Peter 5:8-9
8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. (ESV)
What does today's God's Story scripture teach us?
Check out what the Life Application Bible study note for 1 Peter 5:8, 9 has to say about lions ...
Lions attack sick, young, or straggling animals; they choose victims who are alone or not alert. Peter warns us to watch out for Satan when we are suffering or being persecuted. Feeling alone, weak, helpless, and cut off from other believers. so focused on our troubles that we forget to watch for danger, we are especially vulnerable to Satan's attack's.
Today's Scripture is very clear that there is an enemy at work, the devil. He is very real and will do all that he can to take our eyes off of Jesus.
How can we connect God's Story scripture to our lives?
Are there times when you feel persecuted for being a Christian? Maybe in your school? Your community? Maybe even in your family? Here are some suggestions taken from the Life Application Bible study notes ...
- Seek other Christians for support. Be sure to stay connected to the youth ministry in your church or a campus ministry club at your school. Hang out together and stay strong together.
- Keep your eyes on Jesus. Spend time in God's word this weekend. And tell someone what you discover about God's Story.
- "Resist the devil and he will flee from you." (James 4:7) When you feel like Satan is breathing down your neck, ready to pounce, try this ... Pray Out Loud! Satan is not God - he can't know your thoughts - he can only tempt you! Call out to God to be your strength to resist the enemy!
How can we connect today's story, God's Story, and our story to others?
- Offer your support to other Christians at your church or in your school. Help them to resist and flee from the devil.
- Is there someone in your part of the world who seems to be persecuting Christians? Take some time, right now, to pray for that person to somehow hear God's Story.
- Listen for opportunities this weekend to talk with a friend about how much you depend on God to be your strength.
- Thank God for His protection!
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