Daily Devotional

SINS MAKING ROOM FOR THE DEVIL IN YOUR LIFE

March 8

hild of God, you ask, “I wonder sometimes if I have a demon? Sometimes I do and say things that are way out of character for me. I hurt people, then I am deeply sorry, but the damage is already done. I feel so much guilt and pain, and I cause so much sorrow even to those that I love me the most.” Your Father will explain this to you a bit. Those who are born-again cannot be demon possessed. The Spirit of your Father will not inhabit a vessel which is a temple for evil. However, demons and evil spirits may oppress the child of God from the outside. They receive their permission to operate against and in the life of the Christian, at times unknown to the Christian, by the often-silent agreements of the child of God to the following: harboring such things as: resentments, bitterness, unforgiveness uncontrolled anger, spite, revenge, attitudes of superiority, inferiority, uncontrolled lust, greed, jealousies, etc. (You can name others yourself. Cooperation with evil explains itself in the life of the believer, as opposed to righteous attitudes and behaviors). The believer is sternly warned in the Bible “give no place (room to operate) for the devil” (Ephesians 4:27) This means child that the one allowing the devil to work through them is the Christian himself/herself. There is both a silent and knowing agreement and hidden opinion or permission in the will structure of the Christian to let the devil work in and through them to do damage to other people. The devil is constantly probing you to find a weak place in the armor of your divine protection. He is continually taking those places where you as the child of God cooperate with an evil temperament or idea. Therein the devil can operate on several levels. This means that the deeper seated the evil agreement within the believer, the more powerfully the enemy may operate through the Christian. In these areas the evil one influences them strongly to react to hurt, punish, destroy, cut and belittle other people. It is as though the devil creates a place for himself to return quickly and powerfully in these areas to afflict and torture both the Christian and those who are objects of his wrath. It is an opening in your divine armor where the devil quickly and easily passes through to your inner heart. This is dangerous, child of God. It is the reason that so many Christians wound themselves with so many arrows and sorrows in relating to others. Open confession and repentance will get you on the right track to healing and true deliverance. Therefore, the Christian is told to pray, “Deliver us (me) from evil.” (Matthew 6:13) However, you should go and find someone powerful in prayer and love and ask them to minister to you healing, cleansing and deliverance. Do this and you will not regret it! Your Father loves you!

Prayer

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Father, I will do this and live in holy peace with those around me! In the name of Jesus, I give you praise amen!