I HID MYSELF FROM THY PRESENCE EPISODE 2.
In the last episode of I HID MYSELF FROM THY PRESENCE We emphasized on the relationship that existed between God and Adam and how it relates to God's idea of Christianity through Jesus. Today we will be looking at what happened on the un-faithful day Satan came into the garden.
Gen 3:1 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?
This verse started with: Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field...This story is not about serpent its about Satan. Permit me to assume that you all understand that it's not the serpent who tempted Adam it was Satan. The serpent was only an available vessel in the hand of the devil. God is in people so also Satan is in people. I don't know if you have worked on the road and see someone they call Satan before please when you do, don't hesitate to call me, I will like to see him too and ask why he is doing all these evil in the world....on a lighter note.
In Mat 16:23 When Peter told Jesus he will not go to the cross, Jesus rebuked him and said get thee behind me Satan...
You know the rest of the story but if you are like me who always ask questions you might want to ask is Peter Satan? or is Satan Peter? Anyhow you want to put it. Jesus did not say why are you talking like Satan He said Satan.
Another reason this words borders me so much is because in Luke 4 during the temptations of Jesus in the wilderness by Satan He used the same word: get thee behind me Satan.
Luke 4:8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Could this be a coincidence or intentional. If you know Jesus very well you will know that this couldn't have been a coincidence every word from Christ is always intended.
Before you begin to wonder what I am driving at, I want to assure you that I am not introducing another gospel from what the apostles of old have preached lest I be cursed. Peter is not Satan and Satan is not Peter, but Satan is the constant factor in all three events. In the serpent was Satan, in the wilderness was Satan and at the time Peter was speaking to Jesus Satan was the one speaking through him. If you remember in the same Luke 4:12 after the temptation the bible said Satan departed from Him for a season, so he came back but at this time through Peter. Jesus at this time was already beginning to trust the authenticity of Peter. He said to him earlier that day that Flesh and blood had not revealed to Peter that He was the Son of God but the spirit of the Father Himself. Satan saw an opportunity to return through a trusted vessel.
Going back to the beginning Satan came to the garden through the serpent because the serpent was subtle and familiar. The Bible said Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field that the Lord God had made. The serpent is part of the animals that God made, this means it is part of the animals that Adam named. I want to believe that all the animals were in the garden including the serpent so Eve would probably have come across the serpent before and perhaps don't see any harm in the serpent. And Satan saw an opportunity to penetrate. The same way he saw the opportunity in Peter to penetrate Jesus.
Satan does not always come as Satan in the real world when he wants to penetrate the garden of your fellowship and relationship. He comes through the serpent or through Peter unharmful and familiar. Most of the sins we commit comes as a simple thought or suggestions from those we could call friends or those harmless acts. It could be very difficult for a brother to go to the brothel and sleep with a prostitute but the same brother could be involve in fornications with a sister in the church that he is close to. One unguided moments leads to another and before you know it you are already hiding from the presence of God
Bro Adika Sunday King
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