It Is Written

Genesis 3. Chapters three through five now record the corruption of man. This corruption began when man fell into temptation. What was the temptation? What was the one thing that caused Eve to reach out and take the forbidden fruit? What one tactic did Satan use to cause Eve to fall? It was simply to create doubt concerning God's Word. "Has God indeed said....?" In other words, "Eve, did God really say that? Are you sure that's what He meant?" Satan's tactics are the same today. When he tempts us, one of the first things he does is to attack God's Word, thereby creating doubt in our minds. He attacks God's Word in the following manner. First, he gets you to...

1. Doubt The Truth: 3:1 "Has God indeed said..." (then, he gets you to...)
2. Deny The Truth: 3:4 "You will not surely die." (then, he gets you to...)
3. Disregard The Truth: 3:5 "you will be like God, knowing good and evil" (and finally he gets you to...)
4. Disobey The Truth: 3:6 "she took of its fruit and ate"

But my friend, we can count on God's Word. His Word is Truth! And we are sanctified by His Truth (see John 17:17). And "there has not failed one word of all His good promise..." 1 Kings 8:56. Therefore, what we need to do is heed the psalmist: "Thy Word I have hidden in my heart that I might not sin against You." Psalm 119:11. You have begun the New Year off right by reading God's Word every day. The one thing Satan will try to do is to tempt you to neglect this; because He knows if you read God's Word daily, you will be victorious. Remember, when Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, the one thing He did to combat that temptation was to quote God's Word to Satan. Three times Jesus said, "It is written...." "It is written..." "It is written..." (see Matt. 4:1-11) When you've got plenty of "It is written..." in your heart, you'll be victorious over Satan's temptations and tactics. It is written; thus, let us read! Keep reading God's Word each day. You'll be glad you did.