Give Satan No Opportunity

"Neither give place to the devil."  Ephesians 4:27.  The devil is the enemy of all that is good and holy.  The devil is the adversary of all righteousness.  The devil is the source of all evil.  The devil opposes God.  The old man is corrupt because of the influence of Satan.  The new man must avoid the devil at all times.  The devil will slip into our lives, and will ultimately become a resident.  The devil desires to take his abode in our hearts.  He will come to control us, and eventually destroy us.  Because of his crafty deceit, we must never provide him with an opportunity in our lives.  The devil only brings ruin.  The devil seeks to harm us, never to help us.  What he promises, he cannot provide.  The door of our life must never be opened unto him.  We must be on guard against him.  We must know his methods.  We must be mindful of his lurking.  We must stay near unto God, and His word.  We must not detour from the path of righteousness.  We must not drift into the darkness.  We cannot play with sin, and the devil.  Any small opportunity given to him will be devastating to the soul.