The Grands Letter (Gen/GLJ)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D. on March 18, 2022 5:22 am (CST)Dear Grands,
Genesis 3:1-5, “Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, ‘Indeed, has God said, “You shall not eat from any tree of the garden“?’
2 The woman said to the serpent, ‘From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat;
3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, “You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.”
4 The serpent said to the woman, ‘You surely will not die!
5 For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’”
It can never be proved, but I suppose it’s possible that had my mother been created in the place of Eve, none of this would ever have happened. Why would I say that? It’s because my mother was scared beyond belief of mice! And it’s beyond imagination how she would have acted when approached by a snake!
Eve (living) had indeed received instruction from the LORD. Had she not received it, she would surely have been free from indictment. Her first mistake was allowing herself to interact with a creature she had never met. We’re often guilty of sharing what we don’t know with people we don’t know. That’s when we find trouble just around the corner.
What we do know is that we have been created to love and serve the LORD! Satan has diverted us from the clear instruction of Scripture and supplanted God’s Word with his own. That makes it much easier for us to do wrong than to do right. It’s what God calls sin! And it’s precisely because of sin that Jesus came to die on the cross. When we trust His Word –the Scriptures— and ask His forgiveness, He rescues us from sin and sets our feet on the right path.
Do you read the Bible daily? Have you experienced the LORD’s spiritual transformation? You can, you know. It’s saying a simple prayer of faith, asking God’s forgiveness. Your life can be transformed! Trust Him! You are in my prayers.
Heartily in Christ Jesus,
(Dado III)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America
“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom
