Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.” Sleeping connotes lack of watchfulness and prayerlessness. In the parable of the wheat and the tares (Matt. 13:24-30) Jesus said while men slept, the enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way (verse 25). Note that, 1) the man sowed good seed in his field, 2) the tares were sowed among the wheat and 3) the tares weren"t detected until they sprung up. We can"t afford to be spiritually careless. Peter admonishes us to “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8) Praise God; satan can"t pounce on us; he has to “seek whom he may devour.” Jesus has stripped him of all his authority and given us authority over all satan"s ability. The Bible says that we should give him no room. That is why satan has to go about "seeking whom he may devour!" Beloved, you can"t afford to be careless in any area of your life. It is like leaving your door wide open, while living in a rough neighbourhood! Don"t give satan room in your thought life, in your utterances, in your emotions, in your marriage, and so forth. Keep him out by being sober and vigilant.
Wisdom Key: We can"t afford to be spiritually careless.
Memory Verse: "Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you." Luke 10:19
Personal Application: What does it mean in practical terms to "give satan no room" in our thought life, utterances, thought life and emotions?
