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).
God created man in His image and in His likeness, yet, man is vulnerable to sin; why? There’s one major characteristic in Adam and Eve and in all mankind that causes this to be—CHOICE. Man is a creature of choice; he’s a free moral agent. You have the choice to live right or live wrong. God never imposes Himself on anyone. He’s a just God. He gives you the choice to decide what you want. Any father who imposes himself on his children and insists they love him will never know true love from those children. So every human being has the ability to choose, and God Himself placed this ability in us.
Eve fell for the serpent’s temptation because she chose to. God had instructed Adam not to eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and he had in turn passed that instruction to Eve. But God left the tree there, giving them the right to exercise their choice. So when the devil came tempting Eve, it was her choice to either believe his lies and open the door for sin or to believe the truth of God’s Word. But she allowed herself to be deceived by the devil and she ate the fruit.
Adam, on the other hand, was not deceived at all (1 Timothy 2:14). When Eve gave the fruit to him, he could have put his foot down and refused to take it, but Adam willfully chose to disobey God and fall for the temptation. Sadly, this still happens in the lives of folks today. They willingly choose to disobey God’s Word. They choose to believe a lie and are led astray. This is why you must be very careful in your life and choose wisely to serve the living God.
By Pastor Anita
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