We continue to look at the Man of God and specifically we are diving into what it means to be a man of moral purity. Today, we will begin to examine portals or excesses that cause us to lack discipline. The lack of discipline in one area leads to weakness in other areas. Satan exploits areas of weaknesses and it should be no surprise to us how quickly it can lead to sexual immorality and lust.
The portal metaphor refers to leakiness in our life. These are areas that Satan exploits. Hebrews 12:1-2 tells us that we must lay aside every encumbrance that may lead to a dangerous liaison, friendship, worldly association, temptation or weakness. We must be discerning and wise to close off those portals and reduce/eliminate Satan’s opportunity to exploit them.