Just as Adam and Eve stood before the Lord in the garden of Eden, We also will stand before the Lord one day.
When we read the story about Adam and Eve we can clearly see that they ate the fruit God told them not to eat and thus were banished from the garden forever.
Let's take a closer look at what happened when they stood before the Lord. See if you can spot something else they did other than just eating the fruit.
Genesis 3-13
3:8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
3:9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
3:10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
3:11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
3:12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
3:13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
Did you notice how quick Adam was to say "The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree," before he said he did eat?
And what about Eve being quick to point out that "The serpent beguiled me" before admitting to eating the fruit.
I guess the point I'm trying to make here is that they were making excuses for their actions, almost pointing the finger elsewhere before owning up to their own mistake. It didn't work for them and it isn't going to work for us either when we stand before the Lord. We wont be able to say something to the effect of well if he/she didn't do this then.... Or he/she hit me first! We are all held accountable for our own actions what someone else says or does will have no bearing at all for the things we've done, or the choices we make in this life. It didn't work for Adam and Eve, and it's not going to work for us either. And just as they were sent outside the gate, we wont be allowed in it.
Another point I want to make is that we need to rely on the Holy Spirit to guide and teach us, We need to read Gods word for ourselves while praying for understanding. Think about what could happen if you went by what another person was teaching you, you wont be able to stand there and say... I was going by what they said the Bible ment.
I pray that the Lord will bring all those who seek him understanding and guidance, so they can forever remain in the light. And I thank him for sending us Jesus who is able to clothe us so we wont have to stand naked and ashamed before God.
When we read the story about Adam and Eve we can clearly see that they ate the fruit God told them not to eat and thus were banished from the garden forever.
Let's take a closer look at what happened when they stood before the Lord. See if you can spot something else they did other than just eating the fruit.
Genesis 3-13
3:8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
3:9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
3:10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
3:11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
3:12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
3:13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
Did you notice how quick Adam was to say "The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree," before he said he did eat?
And what about Eve being quick to point out that "The serpent beguiled me" before admitting to eating the fruit.
I guess the point I'm trying to make here is that they were making excuses for their actions, almost pointing the finger elsewhere before owning up to their own mistake. It didn't work for them and it isn't going to work for us either when we stand before the Lord. We wont be able to say something to the effect of well if he/she didn't do this then.... Or he/she hit me first! We are all held accountable for our own actions what someone else says or does will have no bearing at all for the things we've done, or the choices we make in this life. It didn't work for Adam and Eve, and it's not going to work for us either. And just as they were sent outside the gate, we wont be allowed in it.
Another point I want to make is that we need to rely on the Holy Spirit to guide and teach us, We need to read Gods word for ourselves while praying for understanding. Think about what could happen if you went by what another person was teaching you, you wont be able to stand there and say... I was going by what they said the Bible ment.
I pray that the Lord will bring all those who seek him understanding and guidance, so they can forever remain in the light. And I thank him for sending us Jesus who is able to clothe us so we wont have to stand naked and ashamed before God.
I never saw that part before and it's soooo true that we're always trying to point the source other than our own fault. If we did wrong, we did wrong. We shouldn't try to shove the blame on something or someone else.
