Fight on!

"We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one." -1 John 5:19

Who is the wicked one? None other than the father of lies, the accuser of the brethren - Satan. The point here is that we ought not be caught off guard; just as he writes, "he who is born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him."* First and foremost, the saints must know that we have an enemy - we are opposed! Secondly, we must know who our enemy is and that "he is like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour."** Guard yourself! Be watchful! But do not be terrified! Take courage in the assurance that "He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world,"*** and fight on! By the Spirit of God wage the good warfare. 

*1 John 5:18
**1 Peter 5:8
​***1 John 4:4