Closing the Doors

We have been examining the 3 doors Satan uses to gain a foothold on our lives.  We have seen that Satan used the same doors with both Eve, and Jesus.  The lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life.  Eve saw that the fruit was good, she desired the fruit for food, and she desired the fruit to give her God-like understanding.  Satan used all 3 doors with Eve, and he did so very effectively.  We must never forget how powerful these doors are.  Eve knew God!  She had been able to see God and walk with Him.  She knew God's character.  Yet, she willingly disobeyed Him.

Jesus, praise God, was not so gullible.  Satan used the same 3 doors when he tempted Jesus.  However, what Satan encountered was the rightly interpreted word of God at every threshold.  Satan is a liar.  Thus, he twisted the word of God to try to get Jesus to sin.  Jesus, praise God, would not falter.  He was as a rock that would not be moved.  When confronted with the rightly interpreted word of God, Satan will flee. 

Thus, beloved, brothers and sisters, it is with all candor and gravity that I submit to you that the only way to close the doors to Satan and his demons is to believe in Jesus, and trust in all that He has come to fulfill.  Jesus is the only sinless man.  He is the only one who has successfully resisted all temptation to sin.  Thankfully, he will take up residence in your heart.  The bible says that greater is He that is in thee, than he that is in the world.  That means, when we trust Jesus, he will come and live in our hearts.  Demon's flee at the very name of Jesus.  He will be a mighty fortress against the attacks of Satan.

The other thing we must do is develop a thirst for God.  We must develop a hunger for the things of God.  We must abandon the world in favor of heaven.  We must forsake our very selves, and present ourselves as a sacrifice to God.  When we give up our right to govern ourselves, then the 3 doors hold no sway in our lives.  The doors, lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh, and the pride of life, all have to do with self gratification.  When we become new creatures in Christ we are no longer ours.  We have been brought with a price and should gladly go about the work of our good Lord.  When we finally die to this evil world, by seeking to please God, then we gain final and full victory over the 3 doors.   And when that devil comes knocking on any doors, we can sit back and have the King of Kings, the Rose of Sharon, the Prince of Peace, the Lord of Lords, the Alpha and Omega, answer the door!