SCRIPTURE: Genesis (NIV) 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
OBSERVATION: In the first chapter of Genesis, we find a major characteristic of God is that He speaks. And now in chapter three we find Satan also speaking and sowing doubt about what God said. We often think that the first sin was the eating of the forbidden fruit, but it really started by doubting God’s word.
In Sierra Leone, where, in the last month, thousands of people have come to make Jesus the Lord of their lives, a man has come from the USA to try to convince the people not to listen to the Christians. He is sowing doubt in minds that Jesus is God and that He did not really die on the cross.
APPLICATION: God’s word is as faithful and true as God’s character. (The same can be said about any person.) It is important to know that God is completely trustworthy. And it is important to know what God has said. Satan will use whatever voice is available to him to try to get us to doubt God’s Word.
How important is the ministry of the indwelling Spirit of God who becomes a part of our lives when we are born again. He is the author of the scriptures, leading people as they penned the scriptures. And by living in each born again person, He can direct us to truth and to avoid lies. We may not be able to read, or have a copy of the Bible to read, but we have the Holy Spirit in our lives!!! And God has places Spirit called and anointed leaders to serve His people. The Holy Spirit will never lead us contrary to the scriptures.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, what a blessing to know that you, my God, are totally trustworthy. Your word is true and a good foundation for my life. Holy Spirit, help me quickly recognize the truth from the false. Amen
Pastor Leon
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