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WHO TOLD YOU?

Text:* Genesis 3:11 

"Who told you that you were naked?" the Lord God asked. "Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?"

 *There are many voices you are listening to, but only one is important- the voice of the good Shepherd!* We live in a world where our arch, enemy, the devil is constantly speaking against us, accusing us and tempting us. 

He carries out his onslaughts against us in a tricky manner wherein it appears he's speaking for us or in our favour; but we must be wise enough to know that he is not for us but against us.

The serpent went to Eve in the garden and asked her a question about what the Lord has commanded. Adam and Eve fell for the subtlety of Satan despite their stature and wisdom. They fell simply because they heard a voice, they listened to it and they closely examined the voice.

The very first question God asked Adam and Eve after they had fallen and discovered their nakedness was, "who told you that you were naked?"

This means that the devil who tempted them and brought about their fall, is also the same person who first of all announced their nakedness and shame to them. That has always been his operations and tactics. He will lead a man into temptation, and he's still the same one who will bring the condemnation and shame.

As a sheep following the Shepherd (the Lord Jesus Christ), He said that  we won't follow a stranger; and that we will run from him because we don't know his voice. John 10:5.

Not knowing the voice of a stranger does not mean that we will not hear it, but that we shall  neither examine nor give attention to the voice of a stranger. This therefore means that when the devil speaks to you, you won't take time to examine or discern what he's said to you.

 *We are not to process thoughts from hell, neither are we to examine it but simply discard it with a higher thoughts of God in His words.* This is the surest way of keeping yourself from the grip and influence of devil's voice in your head or heart.

Eve fell for the devil because she started examining the voice of the devil in her mind, then the enemy gained access into her whole life.

This is the reason we were advised according to Philippians 4:8 to choose what we fix our thoughts on. 

 *"...dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise..."* 

 *BIBLE READING* : 

Genesis 3:1-11.

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1. Father Lord, I receive the grace not to pay attention to the voice of the enemy henceforth but to continually fix my thoughts on your words only.

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