Fruit Tree

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 3:6

Obedience.  Sometimes sin looks so yummy and fun.  Surely I can have one small taste and no one will be the wiser.  Ah!  In a “me first” world, it’s easy to get caught off guard by our physical wants.  It’s tempting to do for me what I want and me alone.  With so much now considered morally right when it used to be considered morally wrong, who really knows what sin is?  So much confusion.  As long as I am happy and no one else gets hurt it’ll be okay….right?  We all have a tendency to look at sin the way Eve did – it will meet a need; it’s pretty and it won’t be harmful (a downright lie from the devil).  I mean how bad can it be if it’s helpful, pretty and makes me smart?  The thing about sin is that it doesn’t matter how it looks; if God told you not to do it, don’t do it!  It’s sin when you disobey God no matter how shiny the package; how big the raise; or how badly you want it.  Having societal rules and law enforcement help keep our communities in some kind of order.  The same is true of God’s rules when it comes to our spiritual lives.  Sin and disobedience wreck havoc on our spiritual lives and sometimes has a ripple effect for our families and those we love.  That’s what happened with Eve and her husband, Adam, when they disobeyed and brought sin into this world.  The consequential ripple effect will last for the rest of mankind. We became separated from God (physically); the ground became cursed and we now have to work and labor for our needs; we became mortal beings and would experience pain, sickness and death all of which were not part of God’s original plan, and now we have sin to be on guard against.  Sin and disobedience always leads to some sort of spiritual death.  The good news is Jesus came and died on the cross for my sins and rose again so that I could ask for forgiveness and be in right standing with Him again.  I want to  make it a priority to listen to God and stay away from the shiny sins of this world.  ~ Amen