Genesis 2:9; 3:6 And out of the ground the Lord God made to
spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food.
God made trees for two main reasons: to be a source of
enjoyment for their beauty, and to be a good source of nourishment as
food. He intended them for only good
things yet in the account of the fall of mankind into sin, we see the enemy of
God use those very same things in his temptation of Eve. What a vivid reminder to me at the start of a
new year that even good things can be used to sin against God. By adding one short phrase in Genesis 3:6,
Eve sinned. Look: “So when the woman saw
that the tree was good for food
[italics mine], and that it was a delight
to the eyes, [notice the similarity to 2:9?] and that the tree was to be
desired to make one wise [where did that come from?]…” I pray that I will be discerning as to the
source of every idea that comes to me so I can sort them out and not fall prey
as Eve did to false sources.
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