The Saddest Day in History

The Saddest Day in History

I once knew a man who asked God

what color of socks to wear each morning.

He did nothing without asking God first.

Consequently, he had been frustrated

and confused because God was not answering.

God wants to develop our abilities

to make wise decisions.

In the Garden,

God gave Adam and Eve freedom to choose…

any fruit!

from any tree!

any time!

Only one stipulation,

don't eat from the tree

in the center of the garden!

You and I have lots of choices in life that are not wrong.

If we stick to those choices,

we will find blessing.

If we take daily walks with God,

 He will guide us to healthier choices.

 

 There were a lot of sad events

the day Adam and Eve chose to disobey God.

But the saddest part of all

was not the consequences man suffered.

The saddest thing was God’s voice

in the cool of the day:

“Where are you?”

The saddest thing was the heartbreak of God

who made man in His image

so He could bestow His love,

pleasure and fellowship on them.

I am sure you know a parent

who has lost a child

because of wrong choices.

A parent that grieves

everyday of their life.

This was a day of grief for God.

As much as we grieve over

the pain and consequences

we face from that day,

it would be selfish and foolish not

to see it hurt our Creator God more.

Adam and Eve had the choice

of every other tree in God’s garden.

God had given them freedom to choose.

God did not tell them what they 

were to eat each morning;

it was their choice. 

Would you like an orange, grapefruit,

or maybe a peach, or pear?

With all the wonderful choices that would bring blessing,

why choose the ONE God forbid?

What makes it sadder

is that with all the wonderful choices

God has given us that bring blessing in life;

We still choose to listen to the serpent,

or our own wisdom,

rather than obeying God.

Many of us are hiding and afraid

BUT…

God still wants to take walks

with you and I each day.

He wants to hear about your day

and give you insight into life.

So how about it

are you ready to take a walk?

  

Scripture Reading

Genesis 3:1-10 NIV

3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals

the LORD God had made.

He said to the woman,

"Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?"

2 The woman said to the serpent,

"We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,

3 but God did say,

'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden,

and you must not touch it, or you will die.'"

4 "You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman.

5 "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened,

and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food

and pleasing to the eye, and also 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.

7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked;

so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God

as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day,

and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

9 But the LORD God called to the man,

"Where are you?"

10 He answered,

"I heard you in the garden,

and I was afraid because I was naked;

so I hid."