Genesis 3:1, “Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, ‘Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?”
In Genesis 3, we see a very clear tactic of the devil. The strategy of satan is that he does not want us to bring our questions to God – he wants us to question God. And these tactics of the tempter remain unchanged. Faced with your current situation, he still suggests foolish thoughts: ‘Did God really say this?’ or ‘Perhaps God doesn’t actually love you,’ to make you doubt God’s love. He tries to make you question God by whispering, ‘Perhaps He knows what you are facing and is turning a blind eye,’ hoping you will doubt His goodness. He may also suggest, ‘He knows what you are going through, but He is unable to intervene,’ to make you question His power. Alternatively, he will lie and claim, ‘Your pain and your problems are greater than God’s power to intervene,’ or ‘That generational curse is too strong; that affliction is too deep.’ The devil does this because he wants us to question God – to doubt His goodness, His love, His power, and His sovereignty.
Never forget that God does not mind your questions or even your doubts, as long as you are seeking the answers from Him. Bringing your questions to God can bring revelation from God that will draw you closer to Him. That revelation may not necessarily change your circumstance – it will change your perspective. Conversely, questioning God brings scepticism, cynicism and hard-heartedness that will end up taking you away from Him. The evidence of a close relationship with God is not the absence of questions – it’s the fact that you can bring your questions to Him from a place of reverence, not rebellion.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, as I turn to You with my questions fill my heart with revelation from You that changes my perspective from doubt to faith. In Jesus’ name, amen.