Satan has not given up on the technique that he used to tempt Adam and Eve. This technique could be sum up in a word or two: Half Truth, Half Lie.
First, the devil tempted Jesus with the need of food that would satisfy His hunger (Luke 4:2-4). Second, Satan approached Jesus with the desire of the eyes that is pleasing by offering the kingdom that could be His, if He would only worship Satan (Luke 4:5-8). Finally, Satan tempted Jesus with the longings of power (Luke 4:10-12).
In that same way, Satan tempted Eve with the lust of the eyes, the longing to be filled with knowledge and be like God through the fruit that looked good to eat. I believe that Satan’s goal in tempting the Lord Jesus Christ was so that the prophecy of Genesis 3:15 would not be fulfilled. We see Satan constantly twisting the Word of God, and it can be devastating and destructive to us if we do not know God's Word well and prepare ourselves with it to fight this daily battle.
Today, Satan’s technique is very much alive, and works well, if we do not follow the example of Jesus from our passage today. Ephesians 6:10-18 tells us to prepare ourselves with believers armor, and the one weapon listed for the battle is the Word of God (Ephesians 6:17).
How ready are we?
Lydia Lun
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Lydia,
Well done. I would say that in our 21st century American lives we don't recognize the significance or reality of Spiritual warfare. Colossians 2:8 says, "Beware lest any many spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world and not after Christ." In this verse I see that the world can deceive us, but so can those in religion. Religion is represented by the word "tradition".
We certainly need our armour of God worn daily.
Andy
What a perfect example we have in Jesus Christ, the perfect human. He had a human body that suffered and yet proved to be worthy, opposed Satan and defeated him. What a joy it is to be on the winning side. Praise God.
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