Let's Examine the Scriptures Every Day 2022
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
They will by no means die (Gen. 3:4).
In reality, Satan was telling Eve that Jehovah had lied. He thus he became a devil, a slanderer. Eve was completely deceived and she believed Satan (1 Tim. 2:14). She trusted him more than Jehovah, and that led her to make the worst decision possible for her: to disobey God and eat the fruit that he had forbidden her. Then, she gave Adam of the fruit (Gen. 3:6). Let's think for a moment about what Eve should have responded to Satan. Suppose she had said something like this to him: “I do not know you, but my Father, Jehovah, I do know. I love and trust him. He has given Adam and me everything we have. How dare you speak ill of him? Leave me alone!". How happy Jehovah would have been if his daughter had shown love and loyalty to him with words like these. (Prov. 27:11) But neither she nor Adam had loyal love for Jehovah. Therefore, they did not come out in defense of their Father's name. w20.06 4 paras. 10, 11
How does Satan continue to slander God's name in our day, and with what results?
In our day, Satan continues to slander Jehovah's name. He tries to make people doubt God's power, justice, wisdom, and love. For example, he tries to convince people that Jehovah does not exist. And, if someone does believe in him, he tries to make him believe that his rules are unfair and restrictive. He even promotes the idea that Jehovah is a cruel God who burns people in hell. Those who believe such a slander are more likely to go a step further and reject Jehovah's righteous authority. As long as he is not destroyed, Satan will continue to slander him and will also try to turn you away from Jehovah. Will he get away with it?
Unlike Adam and Eve, what can we do?
Jehovah allows imperfect humans to help sanctify his name. So each of us can do what Adam and Eve did not do. Although in this world we are surrounded by people who blaspheme and slander Jehovah's name, we have the opportunity to defend the truth: that Jehovah is holy, just, good and loving (Isa. 29:23). We can show that we want him to be our Ruler and tell people that his rule is the only truly just one and that he will bring peace and happiness to all creation (Ps. 37:9, 37; 146:5, 6, 10).
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