Selasa, 18 Februari 2014

Satan's plan against us .. Gen3

Doubt .. Makes you question God's word and His goodness ;
Adam and Eve failed to heed God's warning, they didnt understand the reasons for His command, so they chose to act in another way that looked better for them to them. All of God's commands are for our own good, but we may not always understand the reasons behind them, people who trust God will obey because God asks them, whether or not they understand why God commands it.

Discouragement .. Makes you look at your problems rather than at God ;
Adam and Eve hid from God when they heard Him approaching. God wanted to be with them, but because of their sin, their afraid to show themselves. Sin had broken their close relationship with God, just as is has broken ours. But Jesus Christ, God's Son, open the way for us to renew our fellowship with Him. God longs to be with us. He actively offers us His unconditional love, our natural response is fear because we feel we cant live up to His standards. But understanding that He loves us, regardless of our faults can help remove that dread.

Diversion .. Makes the wrong things seem attractive so that you will want them more than the right things ;
Satan tried to make Eve think sin is good, pleasent and desirable. A knowledge of both good and evil seemed harmless to her. People usually choose wrong things because they have become convinced that those things are good, at leads for themselves and the hardest to avoid. So prepare yourself for the attractive temptations that may come your way. Use God's word to help you stand against it.

Delay .. Makes you put off doing something so that it never gets done ;
When God asked Adam about his sin, Adam blame Eve, then Eve blame the serpent. How easy it is to excuse our sins by blaming someone else or circumstances. But God knows the truth, and He holds each of us responsible for what we do. Admit your wrong attitudes and actions and apologize to God start from now on.

Defeat .. Makes you feel like a failure so that you will want them more than the right things ;
Satan is our enemy. He will do anything he can to get us to follow his evil, deadly path. The phrase "you will strike His heel" refers to satan's repeated attempts to defeat Christ during His life on earth. "He will strike your head" foreshadows satan's defeat when Christ rose from the dead. A strike on heel isnt deadly, but ablow to the head is. Already God was revealing His plan to defeat satan and offer salvation to the world through His Son, Jesus Christ.

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