According to a news report, a California woman killed by a lion accidentally caused her own death. Last week, Fresno County closed its investigation of 24-year-old Dianna Hanson's death by calling it an "unfortunate accident." Hanson failed to secure the door to a feeding cage where a lion was sitting while she cleaned an adjacent area. The 550-pound Barbary lion escaped from the partially closed cage and struck her. She died immediately from a broken neck.
When reading this, I cannot help but think of 1 Peter 5:8, "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour"(1 Peter 5:8 KJV). While Satan is a formidable adversary, we are the ones who leave the cage door open, allowing Satan to stalk and then pounce. A weak moment. A careless stare. An unguarded word. Satan's readiness to destroy requires constant vigilance on our part, and the strongest deterrent to the raging lion is practicing the presence of God. Strive to live today with a constant conscious awareness of God's presence and you'll find the cage door firmly shut.
(Dane Fowlkes, Pastor)
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