April 17th 2025
The Woman and Man Eat From the Forbidden Tree.
The moment you read about here was when corruption entered the world as sin. Sin has been described through an acrostic, "Self Indulgence Now." At the root of sin is the desire to put ourselves on the throne of our lives, simultaneously dethroning God and taking away His rightful place.
Adam and Eve's sin was trading dependence on God for self-dependence at its core. They were designed to be conscious of God and his love for them, not to keep a record of "rights" and "wrongs. "They traded their knowledge of God for an understanding of their good and evil deeds.
Question: Why do you think Adam and Eve chose to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil? In what ways do you demand Self Indulgence Now?
Prayer Focus: The struggle against self-reliance is very real. Ask God to teach you greater trust and humility to rely on Him first.
The moment you read about here was when corruption entered the world as sin. Sin has been described through an acrostic, "Self Indulgence Now." At the root of sin is the desire to put ourselves on the throne of our lives, simultaneously dethroning God and taking away His rightful place.
Adam and Eve's sin was trading dependence on God for self-dependence at its core. They were designed to be conscious of God and his love for them, not to keep a record of "rights" and "wrongs. "They traded their knowledge of God for an understanding of their good and evil deeds.
Question: Why do you think Adam and Eve chose to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil? In what ways do you demand Self Indulgence Now?
Prayer Focus: The struggle against self-reliance is very real. Ask God to teach you greater trust and humility to rely on Him first.
Genesis 3:6-7 New Living Translation
6 The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too. 7 At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.
6 The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too. 7 At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.