July 9, 2023 . . .

In a review of Genesis Chapter 3, we find that the beautiful relationship that God had with man was disrupted when Adam and Eve were tempted by Satan. God had commanded them to not eat or touch the tree of knowledge. Satan convinced them that God was lying to them and that He just did not want them to be like Him. Satan made sin look desirable. Sin is often too powerful. But sin never delivers on all it promises. And then when man sins, he tries to evade the responsibility of sin by making excuses and blaming others. Satan even tried to temp Jesus in Matthew Chapter 4. In Isaiah 14:12-14, we see how Satan wanted to be like God and was sent out of Heaven and into the pit. There are many examples in the Old Testament where Satan tempts and succeeds in convincing man to sin. In our world today, we are seeing many examples of Satan’s success with temptation. He convinces people that they can be like God. We often flirt with sin and temptation, it’s fun, and we talk ourselves into it. But, wait! Because of the events of Genesis Chapter 3 we were given a Savior from God. He is Jesus Christ and He is the one who can redeem us. When we accept that fact, we are also told to go and sin no more. Our hope is built on nothing less than the solid rock of Jesus Christ. We will all face powerful temptations from Satan, but we have Jesus in our corner to fight for us and win the battle. Praise God!