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If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Genesis 4:7<\/div>\n
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Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Revelation 3:20<\/div>\n
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She had just finished washing the dishes and wiping the counter when the doorbell for the back door rang. She hustled through the hallway and was about to swing the door open when something prompted her to look through the security peekhole first.<\/div>\n
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She saw a man dressed in the uniform of the local delivery service. He was holding a pet carrier with an adorable puppy in it. She loved animals and had been feeling a bit lonely lately. Who could have sent it? She was a bit baffled and hesitated. The doorbell rang again. Then she looked at the man’s face and a sudden chill went up her back. Her heart nearly stopped. It was HIM again. Her mind flashed back to the last time he had come to the door.<\/div>\n
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It was always the back door. And it seemed as though he always came with something that she was especially attracted to. That time he had been holding a dozen red roses when she answered the door. When she opened it just a bit, he had immediately stuck his foot in the opening. This was the man who could express such love and devotion and the next minute lash out at her with curses and derogatory innuendos. This was the man who could caress her face with tender hands and then use those same hands to slap her and break her nose and throw her across the room. She had divorced him and told him to never come near her again; but here he was bringing her a gift just when she was feeling a need and her heart still felt that strange mix of love and fear. What should she do? The doorbell insistently rang again. She knew the right thing, the safest thing, was to leave the door locked and leave him standing there. Forget the puppy; it was only a ploy to get her to open the door. But she felt that strange tug on her heart and she was reaching for the deadbolt knob when the doorbell rang for the front door.<\/div>\n
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She looked around the corner and could see through the frosted glass the form of someone else she had learned to love, someone who could also express love and devotion and had gentle hands. It was her fiance’ whom she had just recently pledged her life and love to. What to do. Two doors – two very different men. She felt an attraction toward both, though in a different way. She had to make a quick choice of which door to open.<\/div>\n
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Each of us also has to decide who we are going to open the door to – the devil or the Saviour, the accuser or the Redeemer, a liar and father of lies or the Way, the Truth, and the Life.<\/div>\n
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In the verse we started with, God was talking with Cain before he killed Abel. He was trying to help Cain think through his attitudes before he did something evil and foolish. God described sin through the metaphor of a predator lurking, ready to pounce on its victim. What comes next in the verse (unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him<\/em>) may be referring to Abel who, as the younger brother, would be submissive to Cain; or it could describe temptation and sin. Satan has to wait for an open door and we control the door. We rule over Satan in this way. Our response to temptation is a choice we make. Will we open the door? To sin or not to sin is totally based on that choice. Notice these Spirit of Prophecy quotes and Scripture verses:<\/div>\n
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The strongest temptation can not excuse sin. However great the pressure brought to bear upon the soul, transgression is our own act. It is not in the power of earth or hell to compel any one to do evil. Satan attacks us at our weakest points, but we need not be overcome. However severe or unexpected the attack, God has provided help for us, and in his strength we may conquer. In the hour of greatest need when discouragement overwhelms the soul, then it is that Jesus comes very near. The hour of man’s necessity is God’s opportunity. He sees our danger and provides help for us. Unseen by us, he saves us from the foe. Let us praise him at all times. He is always near us, and he never fails to send us help in every time of need.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Review and Herald, 4\/18\/07<\/div>\n
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The tempter can never compel us to do evil. He cannot control minds unless they are yielded to his control. The will must consent, faith must let go its hold upon Christ, before Satan can exercise his power upon us. But every sinful desire we cherish affords him a foothold. Every point in which we fail of meeting the divine standard is an open door by which he can enter to tempt and destroy us. And every failure or defeat on our part gives occasion for him to reproach Christ.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Desire of Ages<\/u>, p. 125<\/div>\n
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There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01 Corinthians 10:13, 14<\/div>\n
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Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Romans 6:12-14<\/div>\n
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Some people may like the little quip, “The devil made me do it,” but we are told in many ways that he can’t make us do anything unless we give in to his suggestions. He can only pounce after we have opened the door. We have a choice. Here is another verse that uses a fascinating metaphor:<\/div>\n
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But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0James 1:14<\/div>\n
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The words in this verse paint an interesting picture. The word tempted<\/em> means “tested.” Drawn away<\/em> gives the picture of a fish or animal being “lured out” by some bait. Enticed<\/em> is translated from a Greek word that means “to take the bait on a snare or trap and get caught.” Satan sets the trap with bait that he is pretty sure will attract us, but he cannot force us to take it. The phrase of his own lust<\/em> tells us that it is our own evil desire that causes us to take the bait. This verse could be paraphrased like this:<\/div>\n
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Every fish is tested when it is attracted to a lure because of its hunger and swallows the bait.<\/div>\n
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Sin is our personal choice. Of course, Satan knows what our desires are and he uses bait that appeals to us. A rainbow trout is attracted by insects; a raccoon can hardly resist sweet corn; a black bear loves honey. An alcoholic is attracted by the smell of beer or liquor; a sex addict takes special notice of any female, especially one who has a good share of her body exposed; a “stuff-aholic” is easily motivated by advertisements and sale catalogs. Satan created extremely attractive bait for Jesus in order to get Him to sin, but He NEVER took the bait. In fact, He hardly glanced at the bait before rejecting it.<\/div>\n
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Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0John 14:30<\/div>\n
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Now, while our great High Priest is making the atonement for us, we should seek to become perfect in Christ. Not even by a thought could our Saviour be brought to yield to the power of temptation. Satan finds in human hearts some point where he can gain a foothold; some sinful desire is cherished, by means of which his temptations assert their power. But Christ declared of Himself: “The prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in Me.” John 14:30. Satan could find nothing in the Son of God that would enable him to gain the victory. He had kept His Father’s commandments, and there was no sin in Him that Satan could use to his advantage. This is the condition in which those must be found who shall stand in the time of trouble.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Great Controversy<\/u>, p. 623<\/div>\n
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“The prince of this world cometh,” said Jesus, “and hath nothing in Me.” John 14:30. There was in Him nothing that responded to Satan’s sophistry. He did not consent to sin. Not even by a thought did He yield to temptation. So it may be with us. Christ’s humanity was united with divinity; He was fitted for the conflict by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. And He came to make us partakers of the divine nature. So long as we are united to Him by faith, sin has no more dominion over us. God reaches for the hand of faith in us to direct it to lay fast hold upon the divinity of Christ, that we may attain to perfection of character.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Desire of Ages<\/u>, p. 123<\/div>\n
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No one, looking upon the childlike countenance, shining with animation, could say that Christ was just like other children. He was God in human flesh. When urged by His companions to do wrong, divinity flashed through humanity, and He refused decidedly. In a moment He distinguished between right and wrong, and placed sin in the light of God’s commands, holding up the law as a mirror which reflected light upon wrong.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Youth’s Instructor, 9-8-98<\/div>\n
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Every sin, every discord, every defiling lust that transgression had brought, was torture to His spirit.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Desire of Ages<\/u>, p. 111<\/div>\n
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“He . . . suffered being tempted,” suffered in proportion to the perfection of His holiness. But the prince of darkness found nothing in Him; not a single thought or feeling responded to temptation.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Testimonies for the Church<\/u>, Vol. 5, p. 422<\/div>\n
Not once did Christ step on Satan’s ground, to give him any advantage. Satan found nothing in Him to encourage his advances.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary<\/u>, Vol. 5, p. 1129<\/div>\n
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It was necessary for Him to be constantly on guard in order to preserve His purity.<\/em> The Desire of Ages<\/u>, p. 71<\/div>\n
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Remember that there is a difference between seeing something and looking at it; between hearing something and listening to it; between smelling something and sniffing it. The difference is CHOICE<\/strong>. You will see many things on the street or in the mall or on your TV, but you choose what you look at<\/strong>. You hear many words and songs and other sounds, but you choose what you listen to<\/strong>. You will smell many different odors but you choose what you pause to sniff<\/strong>. Temptation is not a sin in itself, but if you pause to consider it, look at it the second and third time, think about it, enjoy it “just a little,” you are opening the door, you are choosing to take the bait, and the devil has accomplished his goal.<\/div>\n
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I pray that every reader will strive to be like Jesus and resist all of the devil’s baits. Keep the door locked on him. Don’t even consider the bait he puts out. Open the door to the One who truly wants to do you good, who brings you good things that have no hooks in them. And let Him go to the other door to confront the devil on your behalf.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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