Gen 3:6 Then the woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
One of the greatest blessings that God gave man was our ability to make choices, our “free will” as some like to call it. The problem is man has taken this free will and distorted it and actually made it a “curse.” Humans tend to like their freedom and as we see in the story of the Garden of Eden, God gave Adam and Eve quite a bit of freedom and the ability to choose. The only thing He asked was that they stay away from one tree. Why? Because the result would be death. Do you think Adam did not believe God? Even though the serpent told them otherwise, you still would think they would believe the one who created them! No, they made a choice because they wanted their freedom. With that choice came the consequences that God had promised: death. Physical death? Eventually. Spiritual death? Right then. He had given them a lot of freedom and the ability to choose within the that freedom, but they disobeyed.
God has given believers a lot of freedom within our lives. There are things that He allows us to do and things that He forbids. Why? Because He is protecting us. While sin may only last for a moment, consequences last a lot longer, even a lifetime.
Obey God. It’s so much easier.
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