Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye and desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
What was it that Eve ate? How did it look, smell and taste? Why was Eve attracted to it in the first place?
Many think that it was an apple because they have seen a painting of Eve with one in her hand. Could it have been a lemon? And thus, these days, the lemon is so sour because it played in the biggest tragedy in history. IDK just wondering
It really doesn't matter what fruit it was because it was what it represented that was important. It was that thing that suddenly Eve wanted. She was in a perfect place with a perfect body, a perfect husband by her side, and in a garden where weeds or bugs didn't exist. Yet when faced with the temptation of the forbidden fruit and all that it seemed to promise, she fell for the bait.
She rebelled against God's only prohibition and ate that fruit. When she did, nothing seemed to happen, so she handed a piece to Adam, and he too ate.
What is your forbidden fruit? What is it that seems so delicious that you really want to hold, smell and taste it? You can be sure that it will seem so beautiful or delightful that you will be blinded by your own desires.
What can you do to make sure that you are protected from that forbidden fruit?
Remember that God knows what is best, and he only hides what you don't need to know.
- Trust his word.
- Read his word
- Watch what you watch and look at.
Satan fooled two perfect people. He can fool you too. If you play with fire (forbidden fruit), you will pay dearly.
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