It’s 10:00 at night. You check your doors and windows, locking
your family safely inside your home. Then you go to the front door, open it a
crack, and put a rock in the gap. With the door 6 inches ajar, you turn off the
lights and go to bed. Is that smart?
Leaving the door ajar is an invitation to snakes, raccoons,
bugs, and burglars. When a door is left open all night, you have no control
over what may enter. That’s the picture this verse paints for us. When we leave
anger unattended in our hearts, we are going to bed with the door open. Our
enemy, Satan, has been waiting outside in the dark for such an opportunity. He whistles
for the demons and in they come. Because we have ignored God’s counsel to
resolve our anger before nightfall, we are an easy target for fear, bitterness,
rage, jealousy, hatred, and any number of pests that Satan brings with him. You
may never realize where the chaos came from, but you watch in frustration as
your relationships turn sour and your peace vanishes. God warns us that
unresolved anger is a rock in the door that gives the devil an opportunity to
destroy us.
Has your anger provided an opportunity for the devil? Forgiveness and surrender to
God can take the rock out of the door and make your heart secure once more.
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