在创世记3章的故事中，亚当和夏娃犯罪时，我们可以看到在背后已开始了一场战事。正如启示录 12:7所说的：“在天上就有了争战。”背叛了神的魔鬼撒但，和其他背叛神的跟随者，一起被神驱逐了。从此它们便一直以它们的方式来统治世界、与神争战和企图引诱我们人类加入它们的阵线。
启示录 12:9这样形容引诱亚当和夏娃犯罪的那条蛇：“大龙就是那古蛇，又叫撒但，是迷惑普天下的。”它引诱按照神的形像被造的儿女去背叛神，我们的天父因此非常痛心。
然而，魔鬼和它破坏的权势根本不能与神相比。神差遣祂自己的儿子耶稣降世成为一个人；耶稣的使命是要拯救祂的弟兄姊妹脱离他们犯罪后堕入的困境。祂付上自己的生命为世人偿还罪债。祂藉此把“执政的掌权的〔魔鬼〕掳来 …就仗着十字架得胜。”耶稣跟着从死里复活，祂战胜了死亡，好让我们可以与祂同得永远的生命（哥林多前书 15:55-56）！
今天我们仍然要与试探争战。你正在与什么事情搏斗？醉酒、贪婪、色情、虐待、权势？这些和其他事物都带来属灵的争战。然而我们可以求告耶稣，因为祂已经为我们打了胜仗了。
祷告
主耶稣，求你帮助我们今天与你同享你征服邪恶的胜利。阿们。
创世记 3:1-15
1耶和华神所造的，唯有蛇比田野一切的活物更狡猾。蛇对女人说：“神岂是真说，不许你们吃园中所有树上的果子吗？”
2女人对蛇说：“园中树上的果子我们可以吃，
3唯有园当中那棵树上的果子，神曾说：‘你们不可吃，也不可摸，免得你们死。’”
4蛇对女人说：“你们不一定死！
5因为神知道你们吃的日子眼睛就明亮了，你们便如神能知道善恶。”
6于是女人见那棵树的果子好做食物，也悦人的眼目，且是可喜爱的，能使人有智慧，就摘下果子来吃了；又给她丈夫，她丈夫也吃了。
7他们二人的眼睛就明亮了，才知道自己是赤身露体，便拿无花果树的叶子，为自己编做裙子。
8天起了凉风，耶和华神在园中行走，那人和他妻子听见神的声音，就藏在园里的树木中，躲避耶和华神的面。
9耶和华神呼唤那人，对他说：“你在哪里？”
10他说：“我在园中听见你的声音，我就害怕，因为我赤身露体。我便藏了。”
11耶和华说：“谁告诉你赤身露体呢？莫非你吃了我吩咐你不可吃的那树上的果子吗？”
12那人说：“你所赐给我与我同居的女人，她把那树上的果子给我，我就吃了。”
13耶和华神对女人说：“你做的是什么事呢？”女人说：“那蛇引诱我，我就吃了。”
14耶和华神对蛇说：“你既做了这事，就必受咒诅，比一切的牲畜野兽更甚！你必用肚子行走，终身吃土。
15我又要叫你和女人彼此为仇，你的后裔和女人的后裔也彼此为仇，女人的后裔要伤你的头，你要伤他的脚跟。”
"Having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross." - Colossians 2:15
We can tell from the story in Genesis 3 that a conflict was already going on behind the scenes when Adam and Eve sinned. As Revelation 12:7 describes it, "War broke out in heaven." The devil, or Satan, rebelled against God and was thrown out with his rebellious followers. And they have been trying ever since to rule the world in their way, battling against God and trying to drag us humans along with them.
The serpent who tempted Adam and Eve to sin is described in Revelation 12:9 as "that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray." He tempted God's children, created in God's image, to disobey the Lord, and we caused a lot of grief for our Father.
But the devil and his destructive forces are really no match for God. God sent his own Son, Jesus, to be born as a human being. And Jesus' mission was to rescue his siblings from the mess they got into when they fell into sin. He laid down his own life to pay the price for human sin. As he did that, he disarmed the devil's "powers and authorities . . . triumphing over them by the cross." Then Jesus rose again, victorious over death, so that we can have eternal life with him (1 Corinthians 15:55-56)!
We still face battles with temptations today. What do you struggle with? Alcohol, greed, porn, abuse, power? These and more create spiritual battles. Call on Jesus, who won the battle for us.
Lord Jesus, help us to share in your victory over evil today. Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
