The Sin of “More”
Read Genesis 3
Gen 3:1 One day (the
serpent) asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from
any of the trees in the garden?”
ALL of the world is so good, so right and so
wonderful. As Chapter 2 concludes, how can life be any better than for the man
and woman to be in complete union with God and with one another? Life was
awesome!
But
isn’t there something more? Could it be even better if we just ignore that one
simple rule, the one command God gave Adam and Eve? The serpent came and
created doubt with a simple question: “Did God really say…?” Doubt dived into and
divided the trust relationship Adam and Eve had with God. Doubt said, “God didn’t
mean it.” Doubt said, “God is keeping something from you.” Doubt said, “The
serpent’s suggestion is truer than the Creator’s Command.” Doubt said, “Go for
it. It’s your life and you deserve it.” Doubt said, “You can’t trust the one
who makes the rules. He just wants to stifle you.”
Like
a homicide bomber, doubt walked into the perfect garden, pulled the pin and
destroyed life. And the naked, unashamed couple’s eyes opened to shame and sin.
They saw doubt’s deception. They saw God’s goodness. And they hid.
How
would God erase the doubt and get his creation to trust him again?
LIFE Connection: Is the pursuit of “more”
keeping you from God?
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