For some weeks now, we've been on a series that we're calling no place for the devil.

And that's based on the scripture here in Ephesians 4, if you'd turn there.

Ephesians 4, no place for the devil.

We want to continue in that.

In Ephesians the fourth chapter, verse 22, he talked about putting off the old man from the previous way of life.

And verse 23, he said, be renewed in the spirit of your mind.

Verse 24, put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor, for we are members

one of another.

Be angry and sin not.

Let not the sun go down upon your wrath.

Neither give place to the devil.

Let him that stole still no more. Verse 29, let no corrupt communication

proceed out of your mouth. Verse 30, grieve not the Holy Spirit of God. Now our text is verse 27,

neither give place to the devil. The amplified, if you'd put that up in verse 27,

leave no such room or no room, such is added,

leave no room or foothold for the devil.

And the amplified as the note,

give no opportunity to him.

And that would be no room, no space to operate and function and work.

And he mentions four or five specific ways that people give place to the devil.

One was in lying.

...