July 23, 2026
No Room for the Devil!
Bible Reading: Numbers 23:8
"How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? And how shall I denounce whom the Lord has not denounced?
Memory verse: .. and do not give the devil a foothold Ephesians 4:27b (KJV)
Message
In Numbers 23, Balak, king of the Moabites tried to defeat the Israelites by hiring Balaam to curse them. However, no matter how he tried, Balaam could not curse the Israelites, and in desperation finally said, "How shall I curse whom God has not cursed"? However, a short while after this, Balaam was able to cause the Israelites to sin and the sin brought God's judgement. Numbers 25:1-2 says, Now Israel remained in Acacia Grove, and the people began to commit harlotry with the women of Moab. 2 They invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. This account reveals how sin removes God's protection thereby giving unclean spirits the legal right to harass believers. Sin therefore gives the devil a foothold or room in the believer's life. Oftentimes, this foothold (or room) is created by the works of the flesh. At Acacia Groove it was sexual sin that removed God's protection and brought His judgement on the Israelites. This is an example of how a breach in the hedge causes the serpent to bite.
Prayer: Father God, I receive grace to discipline my body and bring it into subjection, in Jesus' name.
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