Genesis 3:1-13
1 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’?”
2 The woman said
to the serpent, “
We may eat fruit from the
trees in the garden,
3 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.’”
4 “You will not surely die,”
the serpent said to the woman.
5 “For God knows that when you eat of it
your eyes will be opened,
and you will be like God,
knowing good and evil.”
6 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.
7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened,
and they realized they were naked;
so they sewed fig leaves together
and made coverings for themselves.
8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God
as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day,
and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
9 But the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?”
10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden,
and I was afraid
because I was naked; so I hid.”
11 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked?
Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”
12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit
from the tree,
and I ate it.”
13 Then the LORD God said to the woman,
“What is this you have done?”
The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
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’?”
2 The woman said
to the serpent, “
We may eat fruit from the
trees in the garden,
3 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.’”
4 “You will not surely die,”
the serpent said to the woman.
5 “For God knows that when you eat of it
your eyes will be opened,
and you will be like God,
knowing good and evil.”
6 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.
7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened,
and they realized they were naked;
so they sewed fig leaves together
and made coverings for themselves.
8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God
as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day,
and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
9 But the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?”
10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden,
and I was afraid
because I was naked; so I hid.”
11 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked?
Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”
12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit
from the tree,
and I ate it.”
13 Then the LORD God said to the woman,
“What is this you have done?”
The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
I am just like Eve:
1. Listening to lies.
2. Doubting God.
3. Twisting His Words.
4. Looking at sin long enough to see if it is pleasing and desirable.
5. Wanting to be like God--in a self-glorifying fashion.
6. Partaking of sin.
7. Sharing it with others.
8. Hiding from God (avoiding worship, avoiding The Bible, avoiding correction).
9. Blaming others.
10. Making excuses.
11. Living in the consequences.
12. The blood was spilled for me.
13. A recipient of His unbelievable grace.
From time to time I encounter people who are confused by the authorship of God in that He chose Eve to be the first woman. This is their claim: "He knew she would take of the tree and eat." I simply tell them this: "It would have been me. Eventually I would have reached up there to take it. I would have shared it. I would have made coverings. I would have hid. I would have blamed and made excuses."
Friend, what fruit is seducing you these days? Name? Power? Acceptance? Money? Security? Control? Praise? Order? Popularity? Do you want to be worshiped? Adored? Loved? Are you irritated with the circumstances that God has foreordained for you? Are you bitter that His plans included this? Are you coveting what others have? Do you want more? Less? Better? What you had last week? Last year? Are you making God smaller in your mind because He isn't as good as you define good--your standards, your perspective, your ideas?
I encourage you to seek Truth in His Word and I encourage you to be eternally transformed by His sufficiency. His power. His plans. His ways. His design. His beauty. His grace. His love. His peace. His mercy.
If this applies to you, have you thought about confessing this/these sin/sins to Him? How about repentance? Why not now? Beloved, I encourage you to seek His face.
May He alone satisfy--you. Always.
More in need of Him every day,
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Thank you for posting this! :)
ReplyDeleteJennifer, precious of you to comment. You are welcome.
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