By It’s important to understand why things are the way they are. Why is the world polluted with evil? Theft, rape, violence, murder, lying, hatred, bitterness, fornication, adultery, homosexuality, bestiality, sickness, deformity, mental illness, depression, and more: who is responsible? Have you participated? Is there a way to escape? As far as you and I are concerned, it all began in the Garden of Eden just over6,000 years ago.
The source of all life and goodness is God, the FIRST VOICE in the Garden, and we access Him through faith and obedience only through faith in CHRIST JESUS. Unfortunately, for the sons and daughters of Adam and Eve, they chose to yield themselves to the SECOND VOICE —SERPENT/ Satan’s voice, the voice of disobedience and rebellion which was man’s first act of unbelief. Adam and Eve were immortal and given the deed to the earth but they sold their birthright and their eternal souls to the little “g”od of this earth and of all carnaldom. Man chose the second voice, to serve the father of lies, of death and destruction and that is all that is in Satan’s wake. All evil is a product, directly or indirectly, of the second voice, the voice of disobedience and rebellion to God the Creator!
The devil’s entry points in your life:
The following snippets of information is inspired by the excerpt of Father Vincent Lampert author of Exorcism: the battle against satan and his demons. People can open up doorways to evil in their lives unknowingly or knowingly. It is more of intentionally because you yielded, welcome, engage and communicate with it. Not in particular order, the first is TIES TO THE OCCULT. Occult focuses on the work and knowledge of paranormal, its basic is for those who wants a glimpse of the future, its associated with palm reading, mediums, playing with witchy boards cards and psychic the practice of yoga and the use of crystals, knocking on woods and other granting a wish and magics are all forms of evil. The devil are using that in a subtle ways to gain a foothold in your life this is popular in Halloween times. Things that pertain to occult can become a mainstream especially the practice of witchcrafts are condemned for they are forms of idolatry which violate the first commandment.
“When thou art come into the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. There shall not be found with thee any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, one that practiseth augury, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer, or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto Jehovah: and because of these abominations Jehovah thy God doth drive them out from before thee”.Deuteronomy 18:9-12 ASV
The second doorway is ILLICIT ENTERTAINMENT. A second way one can open a doorway to evil is Entertainment industry: literature, games, music, movies, tv shows, social glamour, technology, computer and IT gadgets. Children are growing up in front of the screen living in isolation not in communities. Engaging in their own selves looking on their own devices. Missing out the sense of community fellowship. The devil isolates anyone to become just a collection of individuals after your own little world. With the devil’s guiding principles: do whatever you wish that makes you happy, nobody has the right to command you, you are the god of your self. This deception become the MIND CONDITIONING AND CONTROL. Evil is presented to something good through this entertainment, games, music, internet applications to satisfy the desires of your eyes, your ears, your stomach and your heart. Engaging to them is making friendships with the enemy until it hooks and soaks in within you replacing God’s place in your heart.
The third doorway is CURSE. Curse is the opposite of the blessings, it’s something a curse when it’s commanded by the devil. Cursing someone is doing harm to them put the hell and inviting one of the demons on them. When you’re angry with someone the devil will love to play with your thoughts which will lead to cursing those who hurt you, even those you envied with. Curses are only effective when you’re weak in faith. We can’t control what other person does, they may wish us evil engage in an occult practices trying to pass out curses on us but we can stop them on inflicting us by putting on the WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD in us. (Ephesians 6, Psalms 91). You are protected by God’s grace and by the blood of Jesus once you’re a genuine child of God and sealed by the Holy Spirit. The 4th entry point when one or thing BEING DEDICATED TO A DEMON. A thing or body manipulations offered to what is contrary to God’s standard is as an act of abomination. No one under the age of reason can bring evil upon themselves but only someone who has authority over them like the parents or guardians. If you wanted to be found God will find you. If someone or something had invited the enemy to take charge of it then it is possessed.
The next three doorways of the enemy speak about EMOTIONAL STRUGGLES. ABUSE is the the fifth entry point of the enemy. One experience misery which creates emotional wounds that cause a person to seek help from a wrong sources. Devil’s intimidation “You can’t get rid of us we’ve been here for too long you’re not strong enough “. The sixth entry point is INVITING DEMON INTO YOUR LIFE. This can occur sometimes by the kind of friends you are mingling to. When they cause havoc then they influence misery in your life. Once you’ve been abused, DEPRESSION may cause one to curse God and turn to the side of the enemy. Misguided sense of actions, thoughts and words being uttered. Exhibit demonic depression manifestations. The enemy gets in your thoughts, saturate with negativity which triggers pain, discouragement and bitterness towards God.
The seventh doorway is BROKEN RELATIONSHIP. We all do with brokenness in our life, how we deal with it does seems matter. Forgiveness heals the brokenness. The demon possessed man in (Mark 5). The man who’s living amongst the dead Jesus wants to put back amongst the living. He said to him: “Go home to your family.” It was the brokenness, the pain within the family that eventually brought out pathways to demonic possessions. We all do with brokenness but other than getting into hatred, anger , revenge and all other ugliness it has caused we should all seek forgiveness. It doesn’t mean it would be easy , and instantaneous, but that’s the path we should put ourselves on with Jesus’s help.
The last entry point of the enemy is a LIFE OF HABITUAL SIN. There’s so much of addictive behavior in the world today. This goes with continue living on sinful actions or attitude, uttering bad words, and being materialistic. The good confession is best than exorcism itself. Because if we confess our sins we hand them over to God once it happen the devil as the accuser will no longer use it against us. The blood of Jesus will cleanse us from all unrighteousness. But the enemy keeps on deceiving anyone: condemning, intimidating, accusing and tempting until you’ll give in again to his deception. To succumb to habitual sin is an act of total disobedience and rebellion against God which inclined you as minions of satan.
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”1 John 1:9 ASV
“For I will be merciful to their iniquities, And their sins will I remember no more” .Hebrews 8:12 ASV
The enemy the (serpent/satan) of old aim to steal, kill and destroy what belongs to God. He has lots of deceiving doorways and pathways made to enter your life. The devil believes by inflicting humans he indirectly inflicting God. The devil faces eternal damnation already and he wanted company of the humans in rebellion against God. Will you keep on opening these entry points in your life for the enemy? Or locked it, nailed it forever and be victorious with Jesus eternally!
“The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.” John 10:10 ASV
Please read the first series of this article here: https://inspirationalkin.com/2023/08/07/not-all-enemies-use-the-front-door-the-enemy-within-us/
References: Father Vincent Lampert author of Exorcism: the battle against satan and his demons. Godsaidmansaid.com
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