Lie to Me

And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” Genesis 3:10

D.L. MOODY
Most of us live away from home. We are hiding as Adam did in the bushes of Eden. There was a time when God’s voice thrilled Adam’s soul with joy and gladness, and he thrilled God’s heart with joy. They lived in sweet fellowship with each other. God had lifted Adam to the very gates of heaven and had made him lord over all creation. I haven’t a doubt that He had plans to raise Adam still higher—higher than the angels, higher than seraphim and cherubim, higher than Gabriel, who stands in the presence of Jehovah, and Michael, the archangel. But the man turned and became a traitor to Him who wanted to bless him.

ERWIN LUTZER
Adam and Eve lived in a perfect environment. They were created in an enchanting orchard where they could eat from a variety of trees. Just  one was forbidden. Satan, of course, focused in on that one tree, that one negative. He does the same today. Satan tells us that if God were good, we would be able to eat of any tree, even the tempting trees of the world. He wants to blind us to all the promises and blessings we have in Christ. Eve was deceived—it was genuine deception. She was deceived by thinking the words of the serpent were more reliable than those of God.
Adam was not deceived (1 Timothy 2:14); he knew it was wrong, but he ate anyway. He was willingly deceived.
Standing next to the forbidden tree, the terrible consequences of their sin was hidden from them. The same is true today: We do not see the terrible consequences even one sin can bring about. Let us not fall into the deceptions of the world.

PRAYER
Father, I’m prone to deception and I desire to do my own thing. Would you come to me in power? Show me your grace and your glory.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS
What parts of your environment are helping you sin?

Why do we desire to be desired to be deceived and go our own way?