I wonder why God did not tell Adam about the devil in the beginning. All we read about was that God planted a garden and put the man there. He told him to dress and keep it, and of course, he could help himself freely with the fruits of it. When God asked him to keep it, we can deduce two things. Firstly, the garden was of great value. No one mounts a watch over something of no value. Secondly, to keep it implies the possibility of an intruder. I believe that God had the devil in mind when He charged Adam to keep the garden. However, He did not state that expressly. The reason for this could be that God did not want Adam to be devil-conscious. So there is an error on the part of any believer who gives his or her whole attention to the devil and what he is doing.

God can bring your enemy to a point where they prophesy your good and establishment. That was what Saul did in our text. After several fruitless pursuits after David, he began to prophesy over him. In reality, that was one of two occasions that he did that. You have a similar pronouncement here: “Then Saul said to David, “May you be blessed, my son David! You shall both do great things and also still prevail.” So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.” (I Samuel 26:25 NKJV). The Bible says that when the way of a man pleases the Lord, He makes his enemies to be at peace with him. Believers need to give their energies to pleasing the Lord and watch Him take over both their battles and their enemies.