James 4:7 (NKJV) 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
Choosing what is right versus what is wrong is how we resist the devil and shut the door on him, so to speak.
A good example of not shutting the door would be people living together or having sexual intercourse without being married. When we do this, we open the door to him.
We can’t blame anyone for our messed up situation when we have made poor choices, because we can choose to keep the doors closed.
Many times we wonder why we are having trouble keeping a good relationship. Many times it’s because we let the devil have his way right off the bat and he comes in to destroy it.
If we have a tendency to use vulgar language, that is another door the enemy can waltz in through. Or if we like watching movies and they have vulgarity and profanity in them. When we play them in our homes or we go and watch them in the theater, the door gets opened for satan to waltz in and say, “thank you. You just gave me permission to come in.”
How about when we get angry and start yelling and saying things that we are not supposed to be saying? Another open door. Do we have control and manipulation issues? These are other doors for him to come in through and have his way.
There are many doors he tries to come through, but God gives us the strength to say “NO” and resist him, as we submit to God. And when we choose to resist him, he has to flee, according to God’s word!
Shut the door to the devil, live a good clean life and enjoy it! Amen.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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