Genesis 3:1-24,4:1-7.                               continuation
'And the serpent said to the woman...' . Why did Satan pick on the woman? Simply because he knew Eve would give an ear to him.
God commanded Adam not to eat of the fruit but Eve must have known this very well because she told the  serpent so. Why do so many believers give an ear to Satan's talk and accusations?
1. They do not discern the difference between God or Satan talking to them.
2. Their hearts are so deceived by carnal ways that they will readily listen to anything of the world.
Eve had no business to sit and listen to the serpent's suggestions. James, in his Epistle warns us clearly: 'Resist the Devil...' .
Now we see Satan's strategy in making people believe a lie, 'Has God really said...' God never said anything of the sort to them. He actually told them the opposite but Satan cannot call God a liar so he resorts to half-truths.
Many believers do just the same when they resort to half truths to ease their conscience but this means telling half a lie. Nowhere does the Bible condone half lies or deception but roundly condemns them. They come from the father of lies. The moment I resort to lies I become his child
Eve never saw through the serpent's suggestion and fell into the trap. The moment doubt was sown in her mind the battle was lost. The next suggestion was an outright lie. By this time her mind was ready to accept anything. Why?
Life in the garden was perhaps a daily routine; animals to name, plants to look after, same weather every day, walks with God, etc. Time for something different? There are many Christians who feel just the same. Anything to escape from the daily routine of ordinary life, then Satan comes along and offers the carrot of exciting meetings, signs and wonders and more. If Christ is not our passion other things will tempt us, not necessary evil things. Even a clean cloth can obscure your vision.
Eve looked at the tree and its fruit and saw in her mind that they looked so harmless and ordinary.
Sin looks so attractive and desirable to the eye but the Bible warns, 'The wages of sin is death' .
There are THREE things to Remember here:
1. 'She saw that the tree was good for food' The lust of the Flesh.
2. 'It was pleasant to the eyes' The lust of the eyes.
3. 'Desirable to make one wise' The pride of life.
The basic areas of our lives where temptations take place. They are: SPIRIT, SOUL, BODY.
                                                                                   to be continued

Genesis 3:1-24,4:1-7.                                   Continuation
And God looked, when all that He created was good, and saw that it was perfect. How then has it become like it is today?
Of all God's creation mankind was the only one given the faculty of logic. The animals, plants, etc., were to serve Him-Gen.1:27-30. It was this ability in humans to reason and make decisions that brought about their downfall. Why did God work things that way? What is the answer?
God did not deprive man of his free will. Man had the ability to choose, to follow and make decisions. God was not interested in making robots: they are made to serve, not to love. That is why humans stand out as being different from all God's other created beings. However, this free will had to be tested and proved in the same way we are tested by God time and time again during our earthly life.
From Gen.2:16-17, we surmise that there was nothing evil about the tree; but what it stood for, a means of gaining knowledge and man used his free will to choose to disobey God's command. Therefore evil entered the world because of man's decision to partake of that source of evil. How?
Through intimate communion and a tangible contact-taste. The first reference as to how sin is committed through the members of our body. Preceding that action an inner decision took place-Lusting, concluding that the fruit was harmless.
Chapter 3:1, begins with an almost casual but awesome statement, 'The serpent was more....' . We naturally think of serpents in terms of evil, crawling, poisonous, deadly creatures. A careful look at these verses conveys a different picture. Of all the animals in the garden, the serpent was the most intelligent. Remember the words of Jesus? 'Wise as serpents...' . It probably had the ability to communicate and not crawl on the ground. It was not an evil looking creature or Eve would have had second thoughts about chatting with such a creature. Satan simply found a suitable vehicle to work through and tempt Eve. Why was the serpent readily used? Was there a wider plot in the garden? We can only surmise; but our intelligence and wisdom do not always work for our good - 
1 Cor.2:6-8.
At this point in the account Satan enters the scene in the Garden of Eden. Why did God allow Satan to interfere with His creation? What was the whole point, He could have surely stopped it.
Satan is a powerful being and we must not underestimate his power and cunning, as some Christians do. In actual fact Satan's power and authority is always limited by God's authority so he can only do what God allows him to do-Job 1:6-12. However, we note that Satan had access to the Garden of Eden. He is free to enter Churches and interfere with our worship and also with our lives.                     
To be continued