"Adam was given the earth to rule, but when the test came, he folded. He didn't speak, didn't act on Eve's behalf. Satan was there, attacking his wife, threatning the whole kingdom, and Adam didn't do jack squat. He fell through his acquiescence, through his silence and passivity. That is how Satan became the Prince of this Earth."..."Jesus came to win it back - to throw dowm the usurper, to break the claims of his rule, which were based entirely upon the sin of man. Through his absolute obedience to God and through his sacrificial death, he did indeed break every claim Satan might make to the kingdoms of this earth."
-Way of the Wild Heart, By: John Eldredge, P. 242
See: 1 John 5:19, Genesis 3:1-7, Colossians 2:13-15, & Matthew 28:18
May we remember through this Lenten Season, that begins today, to fight for what we believe in and not give in to the tempetations of Satan or others. Let us show God's love for us and in us through the actions and deeds that we do everyday.
Proverbs 27:19 - "As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man."
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