Genesis 3:1
1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?”
The Lord told Adam and Eve the truth. If they ate of the tree He commanded them not to, they would die. If that’s true, why was it so hard to obey? Why is it so hard for us to obey any of the hundreds of true words God has spoken since? He’s not just in charge, He is right: eating the fruit leads to death.
Temptation creates a false world that has all the look of a paradise. The serpent asked Eve to imagine all the blessing of the garden with the addition of the wisdom of God Himself. The thought so gripped Eve that she reached out for greater life and ate death. The lies of temptation always look delicious and always give death. It is in Jesus that we get forgiveness and a love can entice us back to the delights of the Lord.
Prayer prompt: Lord, please overwhelm my temptations with Your joy.