To your battle stations, sound out the alarm
The enemy has conspired to do My people harm
He is planning an attack to trap them in their sin
My people must repent of deceitful desires deep within

The devil gains a foothold when you live with a lie
If you wink at your sin, his power you amplify
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit with whom you were sealed
It causes many casualties upon the battlefield

I send My Word through prophets to speak what is true
If you don’t believe them, there is nothing I can do
My people wandered in the desert through the burning sand
Their sin of unbelief kept them from the promised land

Put off the former way of life and put on the new
Powerful weapons of warfare will be supplied to you
As you ascend My holy mountain you will find them there
I send My angels with you as you meet with Me in prayer

Debbie Furey
February 7, 2022

Ephesians 4:25–27 – “Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. 26 “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold.”

Ephesians 4:17–32
Numbers 25:1–18, 31:15–16

As I was preparing to teach my Bible study class for tonight on spiritual weapons of warfare, the Bible verses above came to my mind. These weapons are important but the power behind them is from the Holy Spirit. When we walk in purity and truth we will then walk in power. The sin of Balaam was to trap God’s people in their sin so that God could not bless them. This happened on their way to the promised land. 
The Greek word for foothold used above, can also be translated to mean, a legal right to grab hold of an area. Some people call this an open door because our sinful actions can open a door to evil and destruction in our life. Repentance closes the door.