“And he [Satan] said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?”~ Gen. 3:1
No, God said,
“Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it… ~Gen. 2:16-17
It is important to realize that Satan brings up many things, while God is working with us about just one thing. Whenever the Lord transacts business with us, it is always on a singular basis, not plural. You know; the one thing at a time philosophy.
God is definite in His dealings with His children. He only covers one area at a time. And it is there that we are to meet Him. Don’t be confused with the many things, but rather look for the one thing. Follow Mary’s example not Martha’s (Lk. 10:41-42).
“When we do God’s ‘one thing,’ we take care of many things.” (rds)