Ephesians 4:27
27 Neither [mete] give [didomi] place [topos] to the devil.
[diabolos] KJV-Interlinear
27 and
do not give the devil an opportunity. NASB
The devil is an actual
person, sometimes called Satan, the fallen angel whose name was originally
Lucifer before he rebelled against God.
Also, the devil stands
for many things, namely evil, lies, cheating, sin, anti-God, deceit,
wickedness, arrogance, and on and on.
So, when a person is
living those types of things, they are actually following the pattern of evil
that Satan originated and is promoting in this world.
Satan is one angel. There are well over seven billion people on
this planet. So, he cannot possibly be
everywhere all the time. But his
policies and influence are everywhere, all of the time, and to live evil means
that you allow the devil into your life by your adopting his policies.
Most people will never
have any direct or even indirect access to Satan. Surely, he is more interested in world
leaders, which excludes over ninety-nine percent of the rest of us.
Satan does not have to be
in each of our lives, as anyone who rejects truth, ignores doctrine and so
forth will automatically do his bidding without even a single glance from him.
So, just as in the previous
verse, you are to review your life regularly throughout the day, in order to
make sure that you are keeping on track with your spiritual life, and not
slipping away through spiritual laziness or sloppiness or procrastination, or
indifference or whatever.
At bed time is a good
time to review your life also, since it is generally a time when you are laying
back, getting comfortable, relaxing from the days events, and have an
opportunity to ponder your day and your life and Gods objectives and purpose
for you. It is also a good time to
review your obligations to God and others and life. It is the best therapy on the planet.
Remember that when you confess
your sins, you are in fellowship, and any time spent while in fellowship is
time well invested in your spiritual life.
So, being asleep while in fellowship gives you the potential of several uninterrupted
hours in fellowship. And that is a good
thing.
Remember that works, your
works, are irrelevant in the spiritual life, but your time in fellowship is
very relevant.
The more time spent in
the spiritual life, means more spiritual development, which by the way, God
performs, not you.
So, ponder that when your
head hits the pillow tonight .. and every night.
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