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SUBTIL

Genesis 3:1-3
"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?
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of 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 hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die."

The last few weeks we have studied GOD'S Covenants with people. Hopefully we got the message that GOD keeps His promises. GOD spared no cost to uphold His Covenant. GOD sacrificed His only Son for you and for me! Our acceptance with God is based on Jesus! But, don't think that GOD doing everything for us is going to make life EASY. We WILL experience distress and suffering. Your endurance, patience, and faith will be put to the test. Our test might be pedestrian or it might be life altering. However life tests us we can rest assured that in the end Jesus wins! Ultimately believers will share in Christ's victory in heaven!

Today we begin a new series; Women of Faith! We start with "The Mother of All!" Eve! The very first woman. In the beginning GOD created everything and Adam and Eve. And, everything was perfect until chapter three. Then the serpent enters the stage. Don't trust snakes. Why did it have to be a snake? 

Today's verses; "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." Dun dun dun dunn!!! (Dramatic music!) Eve knows what she is NOT supposed to do. We all know. Even the serpent knows. But, this serpent is "SUBTIL." Don't breeze by this word. It implies a lot more than just "cunning." Along with that comes artifice, craft with an inclination toward deceit, slyness, and trickery. This little snake has great skill in concealing his real evil purposes.
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