Ephesians 4:27

“neither give place to the devil”

“Give place”: “Give no opportunity to the Devil” (TCNT). “Leave no loop-hole for the devil” (NEB). “Opportunity for action, which you would do by continuing in. state of irritation” (Alford p. 1236). Whatever foothold the Devil has in the life of. Christian, is. "given" foothold. We may be imperfect, but being imperfect does not mean that we have to allow the Devil to exploit those imperfections. We are just asking for trouble and we are setting ourselves us all kinds of problems when we refuse to stop nursing. grudge. Some of the most fertile soil for the Devil to work in is the soil that contains resentment, bitterness, hard feelings, hurt feelings, and the desire for retaliation. As children of God, we should already know that (2 Corinthians 2:10)! “So he loves to lurk around angry people, hoping to be able to exploit the situation to his own advantage by provoking them into hatred or violence or. breach of fellowship” (Stott p. 187).