Genesis 3:6-12
Matthew 26:36-39
Romans 8:13-14
Proverbs 3:5-6
In eating
the forbidden fruit Adam and Eve Genesis (3:6-12) resisted the will of God for
their life and took upon themselves the will of the fresh triggered by the
enticement of the material glory of this world.
The
instruction that God gave Adam and Eve was never to eat from the tree that
gives the knowledge of good and bad.
Metaphorically
this tree along with its fruit represented the will of the fresh which is a
platform that the devil uses to sabotage the relationship between God and man.
The devil is
an adversary to the spirit and soul of man ever working in full drive to bring
mankind unto destruction.
As long as
Adam and Eve were not partakers of the forbidden fruit everything in regards to
their relationship with God was all but doing great.
However the
moment they were enticed by the grandiose beauty and attraction of the fruit
being aided by the manipulative words of the devil then all hell broke loose.
It’s
interesting to note that before Adam and Eve partook of the forbidden fruit
they both lacked the sensual perception in relationship to their environment.
They were in
control of their environment but the environment around them was never with the
capacity to control them nor entice them.
Adam and Eve
were the center of attraction in their world with everything standing still in
awe of their glorious splendor.
Nothing in
their environment was able to persuade their disposition because Adam and Eve
were the center of attraction just as God was the center of Adam and Eve’s attraction.
Sooner than
later, at the eating of the forbidden fruit everything changed for Adam and Eve
and this was underlined by the fact that their sensual perception emerged to
the degree of overtaking their spiritual awareness.
Adam and Eve
walked throughout their environment being covered by God and not needing any
material covering in their life.
But the
moment they took the forbidden fruit that was the moment when the cover of God
was taken away from them and once that was done they perceived the idea of nakedness
Prior eating
the forbidden fruit Adam and Eve were never cognizant of the fact that they
were naked.
This is so
because as long as they were walking according to the knowledge of God and the
will of the father (desire of God) both Adam and Eve were covered and safe from
the exposure of the world which requires one to take glory in material things
whose ending is nothing but absolute vanity.
In walking
according to the will and knowledge of God both Adam and Eve understood that
nothing is comparable to the eternal glory of God Almighty.
Embarrassment
is a sense of being naked while nakedness is a state of being without cover in
regards to what infuses shame.
After
falling short of the will of God for their lives both Adam and Eve lost the
covering of God and the next time God came in the cool of the day to visit Adam
and eve as it was his practice, both Adam and Eve hid away from God.
They hid
from God because they were embarrassed due to their naked status.
Undoubtedly
God knew that the reason why they felt naked is because they had lost the cover
of God due to their decision to abandon the will and knowledge as given to them
by God.
Indeed and
in fact both Adam and Eve abandoned the will and knowledge of God because of
their decision to eat the forbidden fruit.
In their
helplessness God did not abandon Adam and Eve even though both Adam and Eve had
abandoned the will of God.
Once you
pursue the will and Knowledge of God in order to fulfill the will and knowledge
of God you will certainly never be naked because the grace of God shall cover
you.
However once
you chose to seek not and fulfill not the will and knowledge of God your life
shall forever be in pursuit of material glory whose end is vanity without
satisfaction and fulfillment.
Jesus had no
business in the Garden of Gethsemane however because of his desire to fulfill
the will and knowledge of God he found himself in the Garden of Gethsemane
crying and sweating tears of blood.
The tears of
blood represent and reflect the intensity of the decision that Jesus had to
make in order to deny his will and knowledge so as to do the will of the
father.
“If this cup
can pass away from me let it pass away,” (words from Jesus reflecting his
will), but never the less not my will but your will be done (words of Jesus
reflecting surrender to the will of God against the will of his flesh).
In the old
Testament Story of Adam and Eve man fell from the place of obedience unto God
by submitting unto the will of his flesh and abandoning the will and knowledge
of God.
However in
the New Testament Story of Jesus while in the Garden of Gethsemane man is being
restored back to the place of obedience unto God through the act of Jesus when
he abandons his own will so as to follow the will and knowledge of God amidst
pain.
And moments
later Jesus is hanging on the cross in deep pain but amidst that pain is a
sense of great fulfillment in regards to his destiny and purpose.
For a truth,
many times than not abandoning the will of the flesh and the knowledge of the
same in order to follow the will and knowledge of God can bring you great pain
but amidst that great pain they will be a fulfillment of destiny and purpose.
The Bible out rightly decrees in Romans
8:13-14, :For all who are led by the spirit of God are the sons God’ -this means that you only considered a
son of God the moment you submit yourself unto the direction, guide, and the
leading of the spirit of God which is the very same will of God.
However to
be led by the spirit of God comes with a decision to go against the desires of
your very own heart as well as the will of your flesh.
And the decision
to go against the desires of your will is indeed a painful decision to make but
it also brings eternal fulfillment.
Once you
decide to walk according to the will of God you choose the knowledge of God
without considering your very own will.
For the Bible
says in Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths
straight.… that blessed is a man that acknowledges the
Lord in all his ways and depends not to his own understanding.
Depending on
your own understanding will bring you temporal joy and pleasure but depending
on the plans of God for your life as well as your submission to God will bring
you fulfillment and great eternal joy.
