Satan tempted Eve with what was important…to Satan. Satan wanted to be worshiped, he wanted to be like God…and he still does. The serpent said to Eve: (NASB) Genesis 3:5 “For God knows that in the day you eat from it (the tree of the knowledge of good and evil) your eyes will be opened, […]
Satan hasn’t changed…he still tempts us. It is how we deal with the temptations which lead us away from God or closer to God. We have that choice. We make that choice. (NASB) Genesis 3:4-5 “The serpent said to the woman, ‘You surely will not die! 5 ‘For God knows that in the day you […]
What God said: (NASB) Genesis 2:16-17 “…From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; 17 but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.” What Satan said: (NASB) Genesis 3:4 “Indeed, has God said, […]
Sin is subtle. Satan’s aim is to be worshiped. Satan’s aim is to have ‘one up-man-ship’ over God, the Creator, the LORD God Almighty. Notice that Satan approached Eve, not Adam. (NASB) Genesis 3:1 “NOW THE serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said […]
Open our eyes LORD. Please give us a desire to taste and see that You are good. Open our understanding to the blessing You have for those who take refuge in You. Give us godly wisdom to rightly fear You, LORD. In the name of Jesus…Amen. (See Psalm 34:8-9)
Red Letter Day Attribute/Name of God ~ Judge God is the Lawgiver and He is the ultimate Judge…of people. As the Lawgiver God has given us a code of laws and when we follow them, we have a good life, a life freed from rebellion against Him. God is also our Judge – […]
The innocence of a pure conscience is never ashamed. (NASB) Genesis 2:24-25 “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. 24 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.” Adam and Eve had a pure […]
What are some of the things God’s word says about marriage? Marriage vows are between a man and a woman. (See Genesis 2:23-24) Marriage vows made before God by the man and woman are to be kept. (NIV) Matthew 19:3-6 “Some Pharisees came to him (Jesus) to test him. They asked, ‘Is it lawful for […]
The LORD God gave the first anesthetic and performed the first surgery. (NASB) Genesis 2:21 “So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place.” It was the LORD God Who made man and […]
(NASB) Genesis 2:18 “Then the LORD God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.’ ” The LORD God stated a fact about man, about Adam. Adam needed a helper – not a slave or one who would control him. Adam needed someone […]