A Film Session of the Fall

Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made.
He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” And the woman said to the serpent, “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.’” But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.
And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:1-8

Know My Adversary

Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made.
Genesis 3:1

1. He is against us.
2. He is not to be trusted.

Satan’s first tactic is an indirect approach. 

“Are you sure God said?”

He misrepresents what God said. 

“Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden?'”

His direct assult

But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

• Satan disputes God’s word

• Satan casts doubt on God’s motives.

• Satan distorts risk and reward.

Two Strategies: 

1. Don’t pick a fight with a snake. 

2. When you must fight, wield God’s Word

…Know Myself

…Know My Saviour

• Pray that He would help you see and shut down Satan’s indirect approaches.
• Call out to HIm for the strength to withstand Satan’s direct assaults.
• Ask him to guide you on paths of righteousness, and keep you from temptation.
• Beg Him to help you learn and wield God’s Word — the sword of the Spirit — in your ongoing battle against sin.