Good morning people who are not ignorant

The Bible is clear about us not being ignorant of Satan’s schemes (2 Corinthians 2:11).

We see some of his strategies way back in Genesis 3 and he still often operates the same today. Over the next few days we will look at this a little further so we can walk wisely and safely. But for today I simply want us to read a larger text and see what God says to us before I unpack it a little.

Genesis 3:1-7 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ’You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ’You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’” “You will not surely die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

Now we need to stop at this early stage of looking at this and remind ourselves of a couple of things to ensure fear doesn’t get into our hearts. Firstly Satan and his demons have been completely defeated by the blood of Jesus Christ