Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?" -Genesis 3:1
On Sunday we were reminded that our enemy the devil presents himself as a crafty, cunning accuser. He uses argument and rationale to turn people away from the desire and will of God. Genesis 3 gives us a warning of the devices of the devil:
"Has God indeed said..." (Genesis 3:1) The devil tries to convince us that we heard God incorrectly, or (worse) that God spoke incorrectly.
"You will not surely die." (Genesis 3:4) The devil tries to convince us that God has withheld information from us, or (worse) that God is lying.
"You will be like God..." (Genesis 3:5) The devil tries to convince us that, though we are finite, we can acquire infinite wisdom by means of disobedience to the command of God.
The devil, through the ages, has used this tactic of sending false messages to our minds in an attempt to cause us to ignore what God has said. What is our solution? To know, believe, and appropriate the word of God in all circumstances.
Make me understand the way of Your precepts; so shall I meditate on Your wonderful works. Remove from me the way of lying, and grant me Your law graciously. I will run the course of Your commandments, for You shall enlarge my heart. (Psalm 119:27,29, 32)
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