Most people who go to Florida are surprised by the alligators which can be found in almost any lake, pond or river. I remember canoeing down a river and coming across my first one! He was lying in the mud on the bank. What a majestic creature! This one was only about 5 feet long.
Another time I came across a 'gator that was 8 feet long. He looked huge, and as I drew the canoe closer to him he stood up and opened his mouth, almost as if to say, "Now you have come close enough." Needless to say, I did not get any closer!
Alligators, however, will rarely attack a person. They are naturally afraid of people, and the only time they will attack is if they are cornered. Some folks make the mistake of feeding them, and then are bitten.
He is also called the "prince of this world" in John 12:3131Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. (John 12:31). He's that same old serpent who deceived Eve so long ago in the Garden of Eden.
The Lord Jesus Christ came into this world to deliver us from the power of Satan. He did this by dying on the cross in our place, to save us from our sins. "Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Cor. 15:5757But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:57).
When a person accepts the work of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross for his own sins, he is saved and the Holy Spirit comes in to dwell. He then can say, "greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world." 1 John 4:44Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. (1 John 4:4).
Won't you come today and confess your sins and your need of a Savior? "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:99If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9). Then, as Christians, we can through God's grace, and in submission to Him. "Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." James 4:77Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James 4:7).