Genesis
3:1-6 “Now the
serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had
made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any
tree in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the
trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the
tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you
will die.’” “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For
God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be
like God, knowing good and evil.” When the woman saw that the fruit
of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also
desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some
to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
Pastor
Kyle, continuing in his Sunday sermon series explained how, in our culture
today, we are so used to things always improving or life getting better.
Everybody loves an upgrade in electronics, in jobs, in pay, in cars, houses and
in living conditions. But, break the law to do it and you’ll pay the price.
Likewise, when you break the commands of our Creator God, its do the crime and
you do the time...and the Almighty misses nothing. In the Garden of Eden, Adam
and Eve had everything that they ever needed, including God’s presence itself.
In one single act, they broke the relationship, introduced sin into the world
and exchange God’s best in paradise. Now, we live in that fallen world.
1 Corinthians 10:13 “No
temptation has
overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not
let you be tempted beyond
what you can bear. But
when you are tempted, he
will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
The tempter tempts and the deceiver deceives, but we
are the responsible and accountable for our thoughts, words and deeds. The
first and original sin was doubting God
… thought that led to the action. Before they are of the fruit from the tree of
the knowledge of good and evil, they doubted God’s word. Adam & Eve put
into question God’s goodness towards them; as if He was holding something
wonderful back from them. Even today, we accept the temptation and deception.
doubting if sin is really bad or wrong. Doubting if God’s plan is better for us and believing that our way is better. We want to set our own standards and
schedule. And yet the compromise seems subtle. Eve saw that the
fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also
desirable for gaining wisdom, so she took some and ate it. She made Doubting God, Believing Satan and disobeying
God by eating the forbidden fruit of the tree out to be that big of a deal. Do
we not do the same thing when we serve our own purposes instead of God’s? Let’s
be honest here; sin is fun at the time. If it wasn’t and didn’t serve our
purposes, than we would not do it.
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