When it comes to deliverance and casting out demons, there's a lot of talk about open doors and giving place to the devil.

We've done a really good job of making it complicated when it is actually very simple.

Ephesians 4 teaches us that giving place to the devil is rooted in one thing.

Now, the one thing turns into many things. But if we pull up the root, everything else dies with it.

So, what is it? Anger that we allow to remain.

It all starts as an intense feeling of irritation. And the feeling itself is not the problem. The devil doesn't earn a place until we allow anger to remain past sundown.

Chances are, you've violated this instruction. So, what's the cure? How do you pull up the root?

Forgive, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

I mean, what right do you have to hold unforgiveness when you've received complete forgiveness through the blood of Jesus Christ?