"Who told you that you were naked" Genesis 3:11 NKJV
Satan amongst a lot of things. is a schemer, a liar and a thief. He will lead you astray by convincing words and pleasurable temptations. He is out to stop the work of God and, he will do all in his power to discredit you, disable you, distract your attention and prevent you going any deeper into your relationship with Jesus. He will also discredit major ministries of God who you may follow or belong to. They are dangerous to his work so, he will find something to point at them, to bring their ministry down with false accusation. Check things out for yourself before he leads you away from where you should be.
Jesus is a leader, Satan is a misleader. He will make things appear real and genuine to you and others, 'You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." v4-5. In other words, he was saying to Eve, 'Who told you that story, God?' He can be very convincing but they are really lies, this is all he knows. Take a look how he tried to hoodwink Jesus in the wilderness. He is crafty, so we have to be be aware and alert to any attack that may come our way, and they are usually suddenly when we are unprepared. This is why we have to be full of God's word, so like Jesus, we can defend ourselves with the words, 'It is written'.
When we are tired or want a day to ourselves, we should be aware. Remember David? Scripture tells us (2 Samuel 11) that in the spring at a time when kings were at war, David was lounging on his rooftop and he noticed Bathsheba bathing. Unable to control his lust, he sent for her and fulfilled this and the rest is history. He was distracted. He should have been about his duties, we cannot take a day off Christianity and expect to survive. If we do, we have to count the cost. We must remain focused on God.
After Eve had partaken of the forbidden fruit, her and Adam were making coverings to cover their nakedness. They now had the knowledge to realise this. The Lord God was strolling through the garden and shouted, 'Where are you?' Adam replied that they had hidden themselves because they were naked. This time it was God's turn to say, 'Who told you that you were naked?' Who told you that? We know the answer, Satan.
The phrase, 'Where are you?' can be asked of any of us. Where are we in our walk with Jesus? Why aren't we flowing like we used to? It is good to check ourselves over with this, self analysis let's us know how we are doing or where we have gone off the rails. We need to be accountable this way. So may I ask you, 'Where are you in your walk with Jesus?' Are you flowing with Him or, have you been distracted, hurt and beaten up so that you are just managing to keep your head above water? Let us come to Jesus right now for a touch of His love:
Lord Jesus, we come before You now and ask You to reignite Your fire within us once again. We are sorry that we have let You down and ask forgiveness. Please let Your Holy Spirit reign in us powerfully and heal the hurts, the disappointments and the words and lies that have been spoken against us. We ask You now in Jesus’ name. Amen
Copyright 2021 Grahame Howard
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