Paul is leaving them. This is his goodbye message. And what does he say? “Be on your guard.” Not “Take care.” Not “Stay safe.” He says, “Be on your guard.”
What kind of farewell is that?
It’s the kind a soldier gives. Because this is not a vacation. This is a war.
Being on guard is not smiling and hoping for the best. It’s standing like a sentry on duty—watching, scanning, alert. It means every sound makes you turn your head. Every movement makes you ask, “Who goes there?”
That’s what Paul meant. That’s what Jesus meant when He said, “Watch and pray.”
That’s what Peter meant when he said, “Be sober, be vigilant.”
We read these verses and act like it’s nice Christian advice. It’s not advice.
It’s a command for survival.
You’re in the savannah. The lion is not sleeping tonight. He’s hunting. He’s watching too—watching for who is not watching.
And how does he devour? Not physically. He swallows people into his system, into his mindset, into the world. He offers you options, distractions, little pleasures, tiny compromises. And you walk right into it.
Then his mouth closes.
And when you say, “But others are doing it…” The answer is yes—they are foolish.
And you will be too, if you follow them.
Stop joking with your life.
Stop calling what is a war “a phase.”
Stop sleeping when you should be scanning.
Alertness is not for pastors or prophets. It’s for you—because it’s how you survive.
Full Communiqué: https://youtu.be/Ama-B0qBcHo?feature=shared
[Published on 21/04/2025]
