READ:
GENESIS 3:1-9
The
greatest weakness of mankind can be traced to the inability to learn from
history. We often repeat past mistakes and fall into the same pit our predecessors
fell into. The moment we begin to learn from history we will walk as wise men
and women. In Genesis 3:1-19, we see how Satan confronted our first parents. We
want to examine certain hidden facts in our text. Today, we shall consider
Satan’s methods. This passage reveals how Satan confronted our first parents.
Let us pay close attention to verse 1: “Now the serpent was more cunning than any
beast of the field which the LORD God has made. And he said to the woman, Has
God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden? ” Satan
did not approach Eve in his physical form but as a snake. Satan does not
approach people as a fighter but uses other images and forms. He even uses
snakes and other types of animals. He uses human beings, too. Why does he
disguise himself? He knows that if he comes directly, you will recognise him
and flee. When he wants to give poison, he would add some sugar to it. He knows
the method of killing fish by using the hook and the bait. Satan decided to
approach Eve first instead of going straight to Adam. He knew that he would not
be successful with Adam. Satan struck when Eve was alone. Satan is a coward. He
has always been a coward. He has always been a coward. He is always looking for
the easiest way out. Husbands have a lesson to learn here. Do not allow your
wife to be far from you spiritually or else she would pull you down. If your
wife is cold, Satan will come into your household through her. If not for the
angels who were with Lot, he too would have looked back and become a pillar of
salt like his wife. Many mighty men of God have fallen through women. The Bible
admonishes us to flee from sin. 1 Corinthians 6:18 says, “Flee sexual immorality. Every sin
that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins
against his own body.” God says you should flee from sin. God is not
saying that He cannot save you or make you overcome, yet He says we should flee
from sin. When Joseph was left with the wife of Potiphar and she enticed him,
the Bible tells us that Joseph ran away. You must be holy and the whole world
must see you as holy. Learn from history. Don’t let Satan trap you. Watch and
pray.
MEMORIZE:
1 CORINTHIANS 6:18 –Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is
outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own
body.
