Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. (Genesis 3:1-6)
God is LIFE, He breathed life into man to make him a living soul. Without God we have no life!
Satan on the other hand is death. He is also a liar and a rebellious fallen angel that beguiled Eve ( the mother of all living) to eat of the forbidden tree, taking God’s words and twisting it, questioning God’s authority; “hath God said, ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?” ( Gen. 3:1) and again “ ye shall not surely die.” (Gen.3:4). With these statements and questions Satan put confusion, doubt, rebellion and deception into the heart and mind of the woman.
Adam and Eve chose to listen to the lie of the serpent and they succumbed to their flesh; “Eve saw that the tree was good for food, pleasing to the eye, a tree to be desired to make one wise.” (Genesis 3:6 )
They both disobeyed God ( who is LIFE ) and obeyed Satan (Death) and just like God had said: “Ye shall surely die,” they did die, no longer having a relationship with the one who gives life and is LIFE. But even though they rebelled and sinned, God loved them and promised salvation (YESHUA) who would crush the serpent’s head on the cross where he overcame death (Satan). God put enmity between the seed of the woman ( Jesus and those that are quickened by him, those who are born of God) and the seed of the serpent ( children of disobedience) Genesis 3:15.
We all were children of disobedience, all the descendants of Adam. Having Adam’s nature in us at birth, a nature that drove us to obey and believe in the prince of the power of the air (Satan). We believed we had life without God, and with that we were choosing to believe the lie that the devil told from the beginning: “Ye shall not surely die.” But we were all dead in our trespasses and sins. Choosing the flesh and what pleases it.
Even though we were all wicked sinners, God had mercy on us by sending His only begotten Son to pay the debt of sin, and whosoever repents and believes in Christ who gives life and reconciliation with the Father is no longer part of the children of wrath, but has the seed of God in them. Just like God clothed Adam and Eve with the coats of skins to cover their nakedness, by His grace we are also covered by the blood of Jesus Christ that washes away the sins of all who believe. Christ did not just die for our sins but he overcame death by his resurrection, salvation is only found in Him.
Yeshua, Hebrew for Jesus means Yahweh saves or salvation!
The only way to be saved is by turning away from sins and putting your trust in Jesus Christ who shed His blood for you on the cross. Those who believe on the Son of God are quickened by His Spirit, no longer dead in sins. They will be resurrected having conquered death and sin to eternal life with the one who breathed life in them.
My friend, do you believe the word of God?
Are you born of God or are you a child of disobedience?
Do you believe in Yeshua (salvation) or are you just living for yourself thinking that you do not need God?
Are you living for the pleasure of the flesh and the pride of life? If you are then you have chosen to obey Satan and you’ve chosen death.
Repent and come to JESUS, He is the only one that can give you life because He is LIFE.
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.
Deuteronomy 30:19
For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:23
And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
Ephesians 2:1-3
And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
Genesis 15:6
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
John 3:36
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
James 4:6
Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken.
Jeremiah 13:15