God Has Indeed Said

“Hath God said . . .?” Genesis 3:1

One of the easiest ways to make a person stumble on an answer is to follow up with, “Are you sure?” That simple question creates doubt and doubt is the route to confusion. This is the ploy that Satan used in the Garden of Eden. He asked Eve the simple question, “Has God said”. Hear the inflection in his voice as he makes it not a question for which he wants and answer, but a question to pose a dilemma.

Satan tried the same trick on Jesus in the wilderness. Three times he asked, “Doesn’t Scripture say,” and each time Jesus answered with assurance that Satan has mixed up what Scripture said. How can we not be fooled by Satan’s tactic? We must know the Word of God, not just what we hear on Sunday morning but what we read daily and systematically for ourselves. If we know what God says, then Satan’s posing of the question is impotent. Truly we need to heed Paul’s admonition to “study to show ourselves approved.”

Dear Father, Help me love Your Word more and more each day. Amen

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