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5 DANGEROUS WAYS YOU OPEN DOORS TO THE ENEMY, WITHOUT REALIZING IT.

WARNING! THIS IS A BIBLICAL TEACHING.

The Bible warns believers to be spiritually alert because we are in a spiritual battle.

«"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour." — 1 Peter 5:8»

Satan cannot force anyone to sin, but he tempts people into habits that can pull them away from God and harden their hearts.

1. INTOXICATION

Anything that takes away your self-control can make you spiritually vulnerable. Whether it's alcohol or drugs, intoxication clouds judgment and can lead to other sins.

«"Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit." — Ephesians 5:18»

«"Be sober-minded; be watchful." — 1 Peter 5:8»

God calls His people to live with clear minds and self-control.

2. SEXUAL IMMORALITY

God designed sex for marriage. Sexual sin damages our relationship with Him and affects both body and soul.

«"Flee from sexual immorality." — 1 Corinthians 6:18»

«"The two shall become one flesh." — Genesis 2:24»

The enemy often uses lust to trap people in guilt, shame, and brokenness, but Christ offers forgiveness and freedom to those who repent.

3. UNWHOLESOME WORDS

Your tongue has power. Constant insults, gossip, lies, and curses can wound others and reflect what is in the heart.

«"Death and life are in the power of the tongue." — Proverbs 18:21»

«"Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up." — Ephesians 4:29»

As followers of Christ, our words should bring truth, grace, and encouragement.

4. UNCONTROLLED ANGER

Anger itself is not always sin, but uncontrolled anger can lead to hatred, violence, and bitterness.

«"Be angry, and do not sin... do not give the devil a foothold." — Ephesians 4:26–27»

Forgiveness and humility close the doors that bitterness tries to open.

5. UNREPENTANT SIN

When people continually reject God's correction and refuse to repent, their hearts become hardened.

«"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." — 1 John 1:9»

Jesus didn't come to condemn us but to save us. No matter how far you've fallen, His mercy is greater than your past.

«"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." — James 4:7»

The answer is not fear—it's repentance, faith in Jesus Christ, prayer, reading God's Word, fellowship with other believers, and daily obedience to the Holy Spirit.

May God strengthen everyone struggling with temptation, addiction, anger, or sexual sin. May the Lord Jesus Christ break every chain, restore every broken heart, and fill you with His peace, holiness, and power. In Jesus' mighty name. Amen.

TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER FOR OUR FAMILY!

“As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” — Joshua 24:15 (KJV)

Heavenly Father,
we come before You this Tuesday morning with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of another day. Thank You for watching over our family through the night, for waking us up this morning, and for giving us another opportunity to experience Your grace, mercy, and love.
Your Word declares, “This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). So regardless of what yesterday looked like or what today may bring, we choose to rejoice because You are still God, You are still faithful, and our family is still in Your hands.
Lord, we place every member of our family before You today—the young and the old, parents and children, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, cousins, extended family, and loved ones near and far. Cover every household connected to our family.
Father, go before us today. Your Word says, “The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore” (Psalm 121:8). Protect those traveling to work, school, appointments, and wherever this day may take them. Surround our vehicles, homes, workplaces, schools, and communities with Your protection.
Lord, strengthen every family member who is tired, discouraged, overwhelmed, worried, or carrying burdens they have not told anyone about. Remind them that “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (Psalm 46:1). Give strength to the weary, peace to the troubled, and hope to those who feel like giving up.
Father, we lift up every family member dealing with sickness, pain, disease, medical concerns, procedures, treatments, or recovery. You declared, “I am the LORD that healeth thee” (Exodus 15:26). Touch bodies from the crowns of their heads to the soles of their feet. Give wisdom to doctors, nurses, caregivers, and medical professionals. Where there is pain, bring relief. Where there is weakness, bring strength. Where there is uncertainty, bring peace. We stand on Your Word: “With his stripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5).
Lord, touch the minds of our family members. Break the grip of fear, anxiety, depression, confusion, stress, and constant worry. Your Word tells us, “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God” (Philippians 4:6). Let “the peace of God, which passeth all understanding” (Philippians 4:7) guard our hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Father, we pray for anyone in our family struggling with addiction, alcohol, drugs, destructive habits, or anything that has taken control of their life. Break every chain and destroy every stronghold. Your Word declares, “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed” (John 8:36). Lord, set them free and restore what addiction has tried to steal.
We pray for our marriages and relationships. Strengthen husbands and wives. Restore communication, trust, affection, patience, forgiveness, and commitment. Guard marriages against temptation, infidelity, division, bitterness, and outside interference. Let every home remember, “What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder” (Mark 10:9).
Bless our children, grandchildren, and young people. Protect their minds, their bodies, their futures, their friendships, and their decisions. Keep them from dangerous influences and wrong relationships. Your Word says, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6). Draw our young people closer to You and give them courage to stand for righteousness.
Father, we pray for every family member facing financial difficulties, unemployment, underemployment, debt, or uncertainty concerning their future. Open doors that no one can shut. Provide jobs, promotions, raises, opportunities, resources, and financial wisdom. Teach us to be good stewards of everything You place into our hands. We trust Your promise: “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19).
Lord, bring unity into our family. Heal old wounds. Remove grudges, jealousy, unforgiveness, misunderstandings, gossip, and division. Give us the humility to apologize when we are wrong and the grace to forgive when we have been hurt. Your Word says, “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1).
Comfort every family member who is grieving or missing someone they love. When memories bring tears, wrap Your loving arms around them. Remind them that “The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart” (Psalm 34:18). Give them strength for the difficult moments and peace when the emptiness feels overwhelming.
Father, we pray especially for those who are caregivers. Strengthen those caring for aging parents, sick spouses, children, relatives, and loved ones. When they become physically and emotionally exhausted, renew their strength. Your Word declares, “They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength” (Isaiah 40:31). Give caregivers patience, wisdom, rest, compassion, and help when they need it.
Lord, protect our family from attacks we can see and attacks we cannot see. We declare, “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper” (Isaiah 54:17). Cancel every plan designed to bring destruction, confusion, division, or discouragement into our homes.
And Father, above everything else, draw our entire family closer to Jesus. For those who know You, strengthen their relationship with You. For those who have wandered away, bring them home. For those who have never surrendered their lives to Christ, soften their hearts and save them. We declare over our household, “As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD” (Joshua 24:15).
As we step into this Tuesday, help us walk by faith and not by sight. Help us speak life instead of death, encouragement instead of criticism, faith instead of fear, and love instead of anger.
We declare that our family is covered.
Our family is protected.
Our family is being healed.
Our family is being restored.
Our family is being strengthened.
Our family is being provided for.
Our family is walking in unity.
Our children are covered.
Our marriages are covered.
Our homes are covered.
And our future is in God's hands!
For Your Word declares, “If God be for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31).
Thank You, Lord, for hearing our prayer. Thank You for what You have already done, what You are doing right now, and what You are preparing to do in our family.
We give You all the glory, honor, and praise.
In the mighty, matchless, powerful name of Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen, Amen, and Amen!

TUESDAY DECLARATION...
Today, we declare that our family belongs to God! We will not walk in fear because the Lord goes before us. We will not be defeated because greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world. Our homes will have peace, our bodies will experience strength, our minds will be guarded, our needs will be supplied, and our family will walk in God's purpose. No weapon formed against our family shall prosper. As for us and our house, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD! In Jesus' name, Amen!

Alcohol Facts

Please stay away from alcohol and cigarettes-they are not good for you.!

To those who are still struggling with these habits, we lovingly encourage you to leave them behind. They do not bring lasting good. Choosing to walk away from them can be a blessing not only for your own life, but also for your family.

In the name of Jesus, who truly loves you, there is hope. Come to Him today.

Jesus, please look upon the people of our land. Give them hearts that love and honor You, and fill them with wisdom. Amen.

We all have things we wish would disappear from our lives: a character flaw, a bad habit, an addiction...

Salvation is instantaneous, but spiritual growth is a lifelong journey. Our natural instinct is to try to change ourselves through sheer willpower. Yet this approach often leads to failure, frustration, and guilt. The more we focus on ourselves and our weaknesses, the more power we give them.

Jesus teaches us a completely different way.

While speaking with a woman at a well, He said:

"Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life." (John 4:13–14)

The woman replied, "Sir, give me this water." Only then did Jesus reveal her past, telling her that she had had five husbands and that the man she was living with was not her husband (John 4:15–18).

This encounter unfolds in two stages.

First, Jesus reveals what He is able to do in her life. He speaks of a living spring capable of transforming her from within. For two thousand years, this promise has continued to be fulfilled. Lives have been restored, depression has been overcome, and countless men and women have been set free from alcohol, tobacco, pornography, and drug addiction. This is the work of the Spirit of Christ in a heart that opens itself to Him.

Only afterwards does Jesus expose what is keeping her in bondage. He does not do this to condemn her, but to show her the very place where He wants to bring freedom. Perhaps she had been trying to fill a deep emptiness or a longing for love through her relationships—a thirst that nothing had ever truly satisfied.

This is a crucial detail: Jesus knew about her sin from the very beginning. Yet He did not start there. Instead, He first drew her attention to the new life He wanted to give her.

God still works this way today. When He looks at us, He does not focus first on our failures. He sees what His grace can accomplish in us. He sees the potential of His Spirit in a life that is fully surrendered to Him.

This is the key to lasting transformation: turning our eyes away from ourselves and fixing them on Christ. The more we discover His love, His power, and our identity in Him, the less power sin has over us.

I once knew a man who had been trapped in pornography for twenty-seven years. His addiction had driven him into despair and even suicidal thoughts. Then he discovered God's love. He came to understand that, in Christ, he was fully loved, fully justified, and that "there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1). Without even realizing it, his addiction gradually lost its grip on him. Soon afterward, God blessed him with a wife. His freedom did not come through his own efforts, but through a revelation of God's grace.

The Bible encourages us to "fix our eyes on Jesus" (Hebrews 12:2). As we behold who He is and all that He has accomplished for us, His Spirit works within us. Then rivers of living water begin to flow from our innermost being, and we are transformed into His image from glory to glory.

Are you or a loved one struggling with drugs or alcohol? Reach out today and find the transformation you’ve been searching for.

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Daily devotion for August 5th
Standing Up To The Enemy
The God of heaven will give us success. We his servants will start rebuilding, but as for you, you have no share in Jerusalem or any claim or historic right to it.

Nehemiah 2:20
The men who opposed the rebuilding of the wall stood outside the covenant of promise. None of the three had any claim to the promise of God to inherit the land. That is why Nehemiah took this stand.

The form their opposition took is also prophetic of our struggles. They first mocked and ridiculed. This is usually the first weapon the enemy employs. You may have felt it when you began to recover from your ruin. Your friends laughed at your desires to change. They may have ridiculed your religious convictions and resented with scorn your implied criticisms of their conduct.

Also, Nehemiah's enemies began to threaten and slander him with charges of rebellion and disloyalty. If ridicule does not work, then the opposition stiffens and becomes openly unfriendly and threatening. It is the next level of resistance that those who seek to rebuild will encounter.

These are but pictures for us. They picture the opposition and the resistance that we will experience from Satan himself. What was true of these opposing forces in Nehemiah's case is true also of Satan. He is a usurper who has tricked us and led us astray. Yet he has no right to do so. Jesus came to restore God's property to Him and to loose the hold of the devil upon the human race. That is what He does in our lives. So when we face resistance, we must see it as something God allows to strengthen us, but Satan has no real right to our lives.

We do not need to be bound by habits from the past. No matter how innocently they may have begun, we do not need to be slaves to drugs, sex, alcohol, tobacco, or whatever may be controlling and limiting us. Remember Paul's great cry, I will not be mastered by anything (1 Corinthians 6:12). Why? Because he was under the power of God. This is what Nehemiah declares here. There is no necessity to be a slave to a hot temper or a critical attitude or a complaining spirit. These areas of ruin in our lives can be set aside because we are expecting God to grant us the grace to stand.

That is why, with great determination, Nehemiah clenches his fist and says, Look, the God of heaven is with us. He will give us success. We, his servants, will start rebuilding. Do what you like. It is not going to stop us. You are usurpers and have no right to this land.

What we are tracing here are the steps of recovery from ruin. There are three of them that we have covered so far: First, a deep concern that leads us to prayer and sorrow; then, an opportunity for change to which we must make response; and then, the facing of the facts of our situation honestly and squarely. When we begin these steps, we have well begun the process of change. Let us take them with confidence that God will enable us to rebuild our walls and restore our gates to His praise and glory and our grateful relief.

Thank You, Father, that I can face the enemy with boldness and confidence, knowing that I am free, and he has no right or power over me.

Drunkenness. This Greek word means “overindulgence in alcohol.” Alcohol may be used for medicine, but it can also become a terrible drug. The way it is used in our world is probably one of the great evils of our day. It is a self-inflicted impediment that springs from “a man taking a drink, a drink taking a drink, and drink taking the man.” Distilled liquors as we have them today were unknown in Bible times. This modern use of alcohol is far more dangerous than the use of wine, which was also condemned when taken to excess. Teetotalism or nonteetotalism cannot be proven from Scriptures. Whatever we do, we should do it to the glory of God (1 Cor. 10:31). I had a wonderful Christian friend in England many years ago. He was a godly man with a great knowledge of the Scriptures and a deep and holy walk with God. Once when we had a meal with him he said, “I serve wine at my table to the glory of God. I know you don’t take wine, to the glory of God, so we have provided ginger ale for you.” He continued, “We are taught to respect each other’s liberty and each other’s conscience.” - BILLY GRAHAM

Matthew 16:24-28 Denying Self

This is one of the most beautiful passages of scripture that invokes a serious response within every believer. But what is it NOT saying? I once knew a minister who believed that the true Christian service in “come after Him” was meant to include suffering. That one could never be a true disciple unless suffering of some kind was involved.

This is not a new teaching, it's actually very old. The idea that our own suffering in life gives us extra consideration before God is called gnosticism. This was one of the earliest forms of false teaching that existed. It led to two main problems reflecting a different aspect of that teaching.

First, the idea was that since Jesus was Spirit, that everything done by Him in the flesh required suffering as anything ‘physical’ was considered sin. This form of teaching led to monasteries teaching believers to whip themselves bloody for having sinful thoughts, again, that their suffering was adding to their salvation.

Second, on the other end of this scale of false teaching that taught that since the ‘physical’ is evil and the spirit is good, that nothing done by a believer that is ‘physical’ counts toward salvation so all sinful acts were permissible which is so far from true biblical doctrine it isn't even questionable.

So what does it mean? He's not talking to the casual believer, Jesus is speaking to a believer who wants to make a difference for His kingdom. Not the hangers-on who don't want to make waves, these words are for those who take their discipleship seriously.

What does it mean to deny self? No Jesus is not saying He's looking for a marauding band of miserable followers to sourpuss their way across the world in Jesus name. Denying of self and taking up one's cross only has one connotation that makes sense. The person who desires to follow Jesus must be wholly willing to die for Him.

We must as Christians be willing to offer ourselves fully including giving our own lives before we ever choose to follow Jesus. The willingness to lay it all down, our lives, our finances and desires to surrender all that in His name is foundational to our walk with Jesus.

The next verse tells us that if we seek to save our own lives rather than to live for Him calls to mind a situation many of us don't consider as being a part of our first world life. The idea of facing execution for becoming Christian doesn't even enter our thoughts and yet it is a very real possibility in many third world nations. Many new believers face the very real possibility of being hunted and executed in majority Muslim or Hindu countries. And that may be a decision none of us will ever face.

Perhaps though, our decision to follow Jesus costs us our job, our friend group, or our entire career. It costs the OnlyFans model her entire network of support and her income. It costs the bar owner who decides to give up a trade in alcohol and drunkenness, the former cultist who learns the truth may lose their family when they leave catholicism, mormonism or other religion when they were highly ranked within their organization.

And Jesus permanently links our eternal salvation with our own willingness to give up everything we hold dear for His sake. He asks, What good is it to own everything only to have it stripped from you at death? Michael Jackson had millions, a mansion or two, a theme park and he gave it all up for a ‘high’. What does Michael have now? There is absolutely nothing anyone can own that would equate to an eternal relationship with Jesus.

Why is this important? Because as Jesus says in the next verse, He's coming back to repay every person according to his deeds. So that judgment is not ours to face but is reserved for all who rejected the Gospel. At the final judgment, the lost will receive the penalty for their own sin.

The last verse in this passage gives us something to think about.

Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”

Some have taken this to mean that there is a chance that there is a living Apostle now, some claim this for John as another passage seems to suggest its possible. Personally, I do not believe this explanation. Verse 28 here is not discussing the Second Coming. If it were, then every other prediction of Christ's first coming would be counter intuitive.

So when did anyone standing there see Jesus coming in His kingdom? There is a very public event on its way and some standing there will witness it. That means this isn't an event in our future, but in theirs.

The problem occurs when modern interpreters equate Jesus teachings about the Kingdom with His teaching on the Second Coming and it is not the same thing. Remember that Daniel predicted that the Kingdom of God would survive the total destruction of the Roman empire, and would continue to grow over the face of the earth.
That means the Kingdom of God must have appeared before the fall of Rome. So this Kingdom that would come would be with power that the gates of Hell will not survive. Jesus is talking about the Church being the Kingdom of God.

It came in Acts 2 and was witnessed by all. Tongues of fire rested on their heads, and what they spoke was understood by all as the miraculous Tongues allowed foreign believers to understand the words spoken because they heard the words in their own language while the apostles were speaking Hebrew.

So the question to ask ourselves is this, are we willing to lay down our lives, our future or our families to follow Him? What are we holding on to that negatively affects our walk with Jesus? A relationship? A career? A habit? Lay it down, take up your cross and follow Him.





[24] Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me. [25] For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. [26] For what good will it do a person if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his soul? Or what will a person give in exchange for his soul? [27] For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and will then repay every person according to his deeds. [28] “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”

My Burden for Kids

I still remember the day when my heart was deeply moved for these children.

While walking through the slum areas, I met many mothers who were struggling to survive alone. Many of their husbands had destroyed their families through alcohol, drugs, and small crimes, and eventually abandoned them.

These mothers were left alone to raise their children.

Today many of them work as housemaids—cleaning homes, washing dishes, and doing whatever work they can find—just to keep their children alive.

But even with all their hard work, their struggle is heartbreaking.

Many mothers cannot provide proper food, clean clothes, or school fees for their children. I saw children wearing torn clothes, being scolded or punished in school because they could not pay their fees, and sometimes even turned away at the school gate.

Out of shame and helplessness, many mothers eventually stop sending their children to school.

Some children end up begging or performing on the streets just to get something to eat.

The first time I witnessed this reality, my eyes filled with tears.

I prayed and said:

“God, I cannot change this alone. But if You open hearts and bring people together, we can bring hope to these children.”

Since that day, this burden has never left my heart.

The Children’s Reality

Every morning, many of these children wake up with one painful question:

“Will I get food today?”

Some nights they go to bed hungry.

They wear torn clothes while watching other children walk to school in clean uniforms.

Many walk barefoot because their shoes are broken.

They dream of studying, becoming something in life, and helping their families one day.

But without books, school bags, clothes, or school fees, those dreams slowly begin to fade away.

These children are not numbers.

They are children with dreams, smiles, and a future that only needs a small opportunity.

An Urgent Need

Right now, we are urgently seeking support for 12 children who are in immediate need of help.

These children are struggling every day for food, education, and basic necessities.

But this does not mean that only 12 children are suffering.

There are many more children living in the same conditions—children who are still waiting and hoping that someone will notice them and care for them.

For now, we are taking a small step by focusing on these children first.

Our prayer is that as more hearts are touched, we will be able to reach many more children in the future.

Monthly Support Needed

The monthly support needed for one child is approximately:

$66 per month

(about ₹4,600 per month)

This support helps provide:

• Nutritious meals

• School fees and education support

• School bags, books, and stationery

• Clothes and school uniforms

• Basic hygiene essentials

For 12 children, the total monthly need is approximately:

$800 per month

(about ₹55,200 per month)

For many children, this support means the difference between a future lost in poverty and a future filled with hope.

Sometimes changing the world does not begin with something big.

Sometimes it begins with helping one child.

Will You Stand With Us?

Maybe you are reading this page today for a reason.

Maybe God allowed you to see these children because you can become part of their story.

Your support can help a child:

• Go to school with dignity

• Eat a proper meal

• Have clothes and shoes

• Believe that their life matters

Your kindness can give a child hope, dignity, and a future.

And we will continue praying that every child who needs help will find someone willing to care.

Thank you for opening your heart to these children.
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