“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. “
~ Romans 6:23
Satan entered in the shape of a snake. He saw his chance! If he could deceive Adam and Eve, they would rebel against God! He lied to them about what God said. He made them believe that they would be like God if they ate from the tree. He fooled them completely with a pack of lies. But something inside of them was hungry for the evil things he was speaking about.
This was exactly what God has wanted to prevent. Adam and Eve chose to forget everything God has done for them and told them. They obeyed Satan’s voice instead d of the voice of their wonderful Father and friend. Their evil desire dragged them away. God did not want to be forever bound in spiritual death, so he stopped them from eating of the tree of life. The fall into sin had become a fact, and it was a catastrophe.
They were separated from God. Adam and Eve had to leave all the wonderful things in the garden. And, worst of all, they no longer had fellowship with God. Death came, not through their physical death, but through the death of the God-life inside them.
It was like turning the light off. James 1:15 “after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. “
There were now two opposing kingdoms: God’s and the enemy’s. Since Adam and Eve had separated from God, they belonged to the kingdom of darkness.
The superb life of Adam and Eve changes. Work became struggle and it was hard to get food. Death started to rule. Eve’s first son killed his brother because of envy. Soon all the thoughts of men became evil. The epidemic of sin began to spread. But God wants to move all of us into his Kingdom of Light.
Prayer: Lord, thank you for loving a sinner like me. Deliver me from evil and all kind of temptation. Teach me how to glorify you in everything I do. Set me free oh God from bad habits and show me the proper way to live this day. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you. Please use your light to expose my sin and help me repent so I fellowship with you again! Thank you for bring me back to the kingdom of light, Amen.