Bad Question

Nov 29

Genesis 3:1 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’?”

Don’t you find it odd and interesting that it says here that God made the serpent, the crafty one, the wild animal who tempted Eve?

Every movie we see, at least the good ones, all have conflicts. In fact, when I took a writing course, I learned that any good story has a conflict in it.  After all, who wants to read a story without a fight that ends in good conquering evil?

God set man in motion with the will, the choice, to obey him or not.  But in order for that to be tested, there had to be a temptation to disobey.

And we can be certain that we will be tempted daily to disobey God’s directives that if obeyed will result in life for us – and not death.

The first question asked of the first woman is a question that tries to discredit God’s word.

It’s been the same ever since.

We begin to wonder if God’s word is true, and more importantly, if it’s true for us.

Once we question the truth, we are sure to then take a bite of something devastatingly awful that will make us sick.

Don’t listen to questions in your mind that taunt the very nature of who God is – a loving Father – the Creator of all things good.

That’s the first lesson in overcoming temptation – to not question the character of God.