“Now the serpent was more cunning than any animal of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God really said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?" The woman said to the serpent, "From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.'" The serpent said to the woman, "You certainly will not die! For God knows that on the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will become like God, knowing good and evil." When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make [one] wise, she took some of its fruit and ate; and she also gave [some] to her husband with her, and he ate” (Genesis 3:1-6).
The battle between good and evil has been there from the very start. The adversary of the human race seeks out Eve and sets his devilish trap, baiting it with doubt and deprivation. “Has God really said…?” “You certainly will not die!” “You will become like God…” The more Eve thought about it, the more she looked at the delightful tree and its fruit, the more she was convinced that God was holding out on her. Sadly, Eve (and Adam as well) give in to the temptation not to trust their Creator and eat the forbidden fruit. And the rest, as they say, is history.
From the very beginning, our problem has been a love of the world, unrestrained lust, and selfish pride (1 John 2:15-16). And, like Adam and Eve, sin still leads to separation from God. Thankfully, a coming Descendant of Eve would crush the head of the deceiver (Genesis 3:15) and restore fellowship with God. History may repeat itself but it’s not the end of the story!
God loves you!
Mike
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