Secrets from the Garden of Eden
The battle of good and evil is raging in the streets of every community. The battles may enter personal demons. These battles are a by-product of The Tree of the Knowledge of good and evil.
It was never God’s will for us to know good or evil. God’s will was for the family of man to know of his generosity and his blessings.
The fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil opened the door to calamity, where evil is constantly warring against good. This was evident in Genesis 4:8, where Cain murdered his brother Abel. Lamech murdered a young man for hurting him, Genesis 4:23. By the time we get to Genesis 6, the whole earth is filled evil. Also see, Galatians 5:17 & James 4:1.
However, there is a third party, Satan, the devil 😈 tempting people into hateful selfish acts against others. Just as he was present in the garden to entice Eve and Adam to eat the forbidden fruit, he tried to tempt Jesus in the wilderness, and he entices people to cross over into darkness. His work is a work of deception. He truly comes to steal, kill, and destroy.
Revelation 12:9, “And the great dragon was cast out, that old Serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which DECEIVETH the whole world: he was out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”
And again, Revelation 18:23c-24
“… for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by THY SORCERIES were all nations DECEIVED. And in her was found the BLOOD of prophets, and saints, and OF ALL THAT WERE SLAIN upon the earth.”
Notice that the merchants, the great men of the earth, were and are his agents, the merchants of death. Somebody has to grow and process drugs, get it to the market, and sell it to people.
But also notice that Satan used sorceries to DECEIVED the nations. The root meaning of sorcery as used in the KJV of the Bible is pharmaceutical, drugs… Another interpretation of the use of sorcery is to put a spell on someone; to deceive…
According to Acts 8:5-25, Simon used sorcery and bewitched the people of the city of Samaria that he was some great one. All levels of society in Samaria were convinced that Simon was the great power of God until Philip came preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ.
Simon tries to offer the apostle Peter money for the power of the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 8:19). Peter called out Simon, and he said, “For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity” Acts 8:20
There is a tremendous battle of influence being fought to convince us of lack, poverty, hopelessness, sickness, and disease.
But the truth is, God defeated the messengers of death. He puts the power of eternal life back into our hand,
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is PASSED FROM DEATH unto LIFE.” John 5:24
The truth is, God has made LIFE available to us now, John 6:47 & 1 John 5:12.
The problem with people enjoying the benefits of LIFE is that very few people know how it works. It’s light that shines into darkness, John 1:4-5.
HE will lead you out of darkness into life, John 8:12. No matter how deep or powerful your darkness is, He calls you out of darkness into his marvelous light, 1 Peter 2:9.
John 6:63, His words are Spirit and life,
When you are dealing with a dark situation, find out who you are listening to:
-Who told you that you were naked?
-Are you eating from the wrong tree?
Identify the Simon’s of your life.
Galatians 6:7-8; Be not deceived God is mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. He who sows to his flesh reaps corruption, but he who sows to Spirit reaps life.
Grace & peace!
The greatest prayer you can pray is to pray for someone who can’t pray for themselves.
Secrets from the Garden of Eden 