“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV).
Background
The attack on the word of God is nothing new! Satan has been attacking the word since the Garden of Eden. Think about it! God said to Adam, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die” (Genesis 2:16-17). In Genesis 3, the serpent asked Eve, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” Eve replied, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” This is a very familiar passage of scripture, but I wanted to point out a few things on this soul searching journey.
1). In her reply to the serpent, Eve said, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” Did you hear that? Eve omitted parts of God’s commandment about the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and she added to it. When we are not rooted in God’s word, we are setting ourselves up to be deceived by the enemy.
Think About It
Ask Yourself this Question
What questions are the enemy asking you about God’s word? Are you equipped to answer them? Go to the Father and allow the Holy Spirit to reveal these things to you.
The enemy came into the garden and questioned Eve about God’s words. She walked with God in the garden, but she was not rooted in His word. She added to and subtracted from God’s commandment, and it opened the door for the enemy to deceive her. And while we would love to get on our spiritual high horses and shame her about the decision she made, we do the same thing every time we contradict the word of God.
We will talk about this a lot in Part 2. I just wanted to give you a chance to grab your journal so you could think about it, go the Father, and pray about it.
#Soul Searching with Our Father#
