Isaiah - Verse By Verse

Walking through Ephesians - Day 93

versebyverse | February 16, 2008 18:02

Thought:  To me, we are quite often completely unaware that we have given God's enemy ground to stand on.

Question:  Is there any toe-hold the enemy may have in my life right now?

Scripture:  Ephesians 4:27 (NIV):  "and do not give the devil a foothold."

Now we have 3 things Paul advises us to look at and do--3 things that all tear down unity.  1)  falsehood--put it off and speak truth  2)  anger--do not let it progress into sin.  The third here is "the devil."  Satan is the author of the lie and he loves confusion.  Confusion opposes the order and unity that Christ is working to achieve.  Whenever we allow the enemy to stand for a moment in our lives, we have given him "a foothold."  What then?  Well, a lot can be accomplished by someone who has a good "foothold."  Since Satan wants confusion, his foothold will immediately begin to work confusion in the body to the destruction of unity.  Some precept or principle will be assaulted by the enemy as he rests his foot long enough in our lives.  We must not give him this inch or he will immediately begin to take a foot:  tearing down a larger truth, hacking away at what is right, making the person break vital commands of God, some larger area of Christian virtue.  That larger area will, no doubt, involve many other beloved saints of God.  Other people's lives will be confused and hurt and damaged when we give Satan a foothold.  The unity of the body is again threatened.

Prayer:  Loving Father, please cause me to be more and more aware of how and when I may be yielding up "ground" to Satan.  Deliver me from his hold over me--for my own well-being and for the family of God!  Amen. 

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