Devotional for Tuesday, October 24, 2017
“Don’t Provide An Opportunity”
by Dona Hake
Ephesians 4:26-27
“Be angry without sinning. Don’t let the sun set on your anger.
Don’t provide an opportunity for the devil.”
Today we are meditating upon guarding ourselves that we do not give the devil any opportunities to work against us. Let us look closer at what the word opportunity means. The dictionary defines it as:
a situation or condition favorable
for attainment of a goal
Let us understand that the devil desires to destroy us…that is his goal. One of the ways to provide an opportunity for the devil to attack our life is to go to bed with anger in our heart. The following scripture from First Peter tells us that the devil roams about like a lion seeking a way to devour us. The devil is driven by a fierce hunger to destroy us, and he desires to “eat up” the life of God that we have been so abundantly blessed with. He seeks to rob all good things from us, so he watches for those opportunities. Let us look at a scripture now that will help deepen our revelation of this fact.
1 Peter 5:8 (Amplified)
” Be sober [well balanced and self-disciplined], be alert and cautious at all times. That enemy of yours, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion [fiercely hungry], seeking someone to devour.”
May we value the truth of guarding our hearts with all diligence. for if permit our hearts to be unguarded we are providing the perfect conditions for the devil to work in our lives. We are providing perfect opportunities for him to devour us, our time, our relationships, and God’s perfect will to be accomplished. The devil loves nothing more than robbing us that we cannot move forward and live victoriously for the Lord.
As we purpose to walk in God’s love, and hide His holy Word in our hearts, we will be wise and discerning. Let us thank our Lord that He has promised to walk by our side and lead us and guide us into all truth that causes us to triumph in victory over the work of the enemy!
Lord we ask that you would help us to live for You with clean hearts. Help us to be watchful and vigilant over Your precious Word and will for our lives. We ask that Your Holy Spirit would remind us to never permit our hearts to be cluttered with anger, sin or anything that would create an opportunity for the devil to devour the life You have given us. We seek to serve you with our whole hearts that we may do Your will all the days of our lives. In Jesus Name, amen!