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Key Verse

“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.” Genesis 3:6

Text — Genesis 3:1-6

Message

Graham laid flat on his bed with his face up looking at the ceiling. “I wish the serpent was not created, I wish the serpent did not exist at all, I wish Eve did not eat that fruit, I wish, I wish, I wish”. Graham muttered all these to himself. He was thinking about all the bad things happening around the world – flood, death, wars, famine and many more. If Graham’s “wishes” were granted, the world would have been the best place to live in. Alas, it is not so. The world is in trouble because of the fall of Adam and Eve.

God clearly commanded Adam and his wife that they should not eat of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden. Rather than obey, they yielded to the serpent’s temptation and sinned against God. Their sin brought about the fall of the human race and the trouble in the world. While the serpent was speaking to the woman, he was tempting her to do what God told them not to do.

Temptations usually come through our senses, especially what we see and hear. The devil uses our senses to put bad thoughts in our minds and bad desires in our hearts. While we are being tempted, we have not done wrong. The temptation is not sin! However, temptation can lead to sin when we actually do what the devil is tempting us to do. The woman was close enough to the tree to see how beautiful it was. Remember that it is best to stay far away from places you could be tempted more easily.

Further Reading

James 1:14,15

Prayer for today

Lord, give me the power to always overcome the temptation to sin against you.