Good Morning Friends,
“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 surely die,’ the serpent
said to the woman. ‘For God knows that when you eat of 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.” (Genesis 3:1-6)
Eve gave in to the temptation to become like
God. People have been giving in to that same temptation ever since. It is one
of the most powerful temptations. At the very core of human nature is a desire
to be independent, to control our own lives. When tempered, that is a good characteristic.
It enables men and women to be pioneers, take risks, try new things, be
initiators and entrepreneurs.
But when taken to the extreme, it also causes
men and women to reject even the control of God. That’s what Eve chose.
Eve’s sin wasn’t about fruit, it was about
who is in control. It was a position God demanded to keep, and a position Adam
and Eve wanted to take from Him, to “be
like God.”
Simple submission and obedience demonstrate
our willingness to trust God and let Him be God.
Who has control of your life today?
His, by Grace,
Steve
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