The Curse on the Serpent
And the LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you more than all cattle, and more than every beast of the field; on your belly shall you go, and dust shall you eat all the days of your life; and I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise him on the heel” (Gen 3:14-15).
The first curse came upon the serpent. The serpent is hidden from sight but we now know the serpent was the devil (see Rev 12:9). That he was cursed to travel on his belly on the earth seems to also be a metaphor of how he was cast out of heaven down to the earth.
To those of us who live here where the devil and his hosts have been cast, it seems that evil prevails over all. Therefore, we must keep things in perspective. He is certainly crawling on his belly, lower than all of the other creatures. The serpent was also told that he would eat dust. Because man was created from the dust, in Scripture this often represents the flesh of man, or his carnal nature. From that time, the devil has fed off the carnal nature of man. Every time we give in to following the flesh instead of the Spirit, we are feeding the evil one. See Rom 8:5-11
- Pray for unity of the body of Christ. God is no longer using lone champions to do His purposes. God must use a united church to change the face of Africa.
- Each part of the body must do their bit and they are indispensable. He will use any means necessary to bring about this unity.
- Ask God to help you be yielded.
- Ask God to help church leaders to be yielded toward unity of the body