By Village Missionary Movement

Saturday, 29-Mar-2025

Daily Devotion (English) – 29.03.2025

 

The Serpent

 

"Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made…" - Gen. 3:1

 

The Bible identifies the serpent as Satan, the deceiver of the entire world. God created the serpent as a wild animal. At the beginning of the human race, it entered Eden to deceive Eve by tricking her. He tempted Eve to eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which God had forbidden. This led to the fall of mankind and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.

 

The serpent is often seen as a symbol of temptation, deceit, and cunning. In Rev. 12:9, 20:2, it is identified as a force that opposes God's will and is capable of cunningly deceiving the world. There are two biblical characters who can be compared to the serpent's nature. They are Judas and King Herod. Judas is a symbol of betrayal and deceit. King Herod displays the characteristics of the serpent, such as cunning and deceitful speech. Herod was so bold as to kill little children to seize his power and rule.

 

In Matthew 10:16, Jesus said, “Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves.” Jesus taught that we should be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves in our worldly lives. Like Jesus, John also portrays a positive view of the serpent, as parallel to Jesus Christ. In John 3:14, Jesus is compared to the bronze serpent that Moses made in the wilderness, saying, “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that whoever believes in him may not perish but have eternal life.” John’s point is that just as people who were bitten by snakes who looked at the bronze serpent were saved, so people who are affected by sin will be saved when they look at Jesus. In 2 Kings 18:4, we see that the people of Israel worshipped the serpent made by Moses until the time of King Hezekiah, who broke it. Therefore, we see that the writers of the Bible used the serpent as it suited the context. In any case, importance is given to every life in God’s creation. Similarly, the serpent is seen in two different ways as a symbol of evil and wisdom. May God grant us the grace to act wisely and to be true disciples of Jesus Christ, turning away from evil.

- Mrs. Berlin Cellabhai

 

Prayer Point: 

Pray for 30 home prayer meetings to arise in 30 homes every month.

 

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