And the Lord God said unto the woman. What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
-- Gen. 3:13 (KJV)
The blame game pops up again in consecutive verses. After the man blames the woman for everything in verse 12, the woman blames the serpent for everything in this verse. The problem with mankind is that they are giving the devil too much credit.
A common quote heard among people goes like this. "The devil made me do it." That quote is hogwash. The devil cannot make you do anything. All that he can do is persuade you to do something wrong, but saying no to the persuasion squashes that idea for the moment. When you say no, then he is not able to forcibly put his hands on you and cause for you to do anything. You have to decide to do something before you actually commit the action.
Notice that the verse says that she ate after being tricked by the serpent. She's the one that committed the action.
Numerical Analysis: The numerical pattern for this verse is 3,4,7,1. (3) To stay in the Spirit, listen to Him when He speaks to you. (4) To stay in God's Word, confess to Him your wrongdoing. (7) To be complete, speak to the Lord correctly. (1) To stay in the anointing, do not allow for the serpent to trick you.
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