Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》
Text: Genesis 3: 1-3; Revelation 12: 7-9
MEDITATION
Genesis 3:1-3
1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?”
2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden;
3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’”
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
Revelation 12:7-9
7 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,
8 but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer.
9 So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
1. “The serpent”
a. The identification of “the serpent” is made clear in this text from Revelation.
b. Another symbol of the Devil was employed: “the dragon”.
2. Temptation from Satan I
a. He used “cunning” to entrap Eve.
b. Nuances to take note of:
i. Deception
ii. Guile
3. The clear commandment of God
a. The commandment of God was misrepresented and misinterpreted.
b. The word of God was questioned.
c. Doubts were sown.
We need to know God’s word well so that we are not easily confused or deceived!
经文：创世记 3：1-3;启示录 12：7-9
沉思
《创世记 3：1-3》
1耶和华神所造的，唯有蛇比田野一切的活物更狡猾。蛇对女人说：“神岂是真说，不许你们吃园中所有树上的果子吗？”
2 女人对蛇说：“园中树上的果子我们可以吃，3 唯有园当中那棵树上的果子，神曾说：‘你们不可吃，也不可摸，免得你们死。’”
《启示录 12：7-9》
7 在天上就有了争战，米迦勒同他的使者与龙争战。龙也同它的使者去争战，
8 并没有得胜，天上再没有它们的地方。9 大龙就是那古蛇，名叫魔鬼，又叫撒旦，是迷惑普天下的。它被摔在地上，它的使者也一同被摔下去。