The word, "withhold," has a negative connotation. My adversary put the first thought of withholding in mankind. My plan was to give, give, and give when I created the Earth. Satan was able to put the thought in Eve's mind that I was withholding something good from her and her mate.
That wicked serpent tantalized Eve with the thought that if she ate of the fruit from the forbidden tree, she could become like the gods, knowing good and evil. When Eve saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree that could make her wise, she took Satan's bait and ate the forbidden fruit.
Satan is using this same tactic to tempt many today. He knocks on the door of the lust of the flesh (indulging the five senses I created in an obsessive, addictive way); the lust of the eyes (vain imaginations and greedy longings in the mind), and the lust of the pride of life (trying to know more than I know and trusting in yourself rather than trusting in Me). Do not take Satan's bait when he tempts you to open the door of one or all of these three lusts. Overcome him by declaring My Word as I did when he tempted Me in the wilderness.
GENESIS 3:1-7; 1 JOHN 2:15-17
Saturday, July 16, 2016
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