No Getting Away

Good Morning, My Friend!! The scene of Adam and Eve's sin in the Garden of Eden, provides a nutshell perspective of many vital truths that are further explored and expanded upon throughout the remainder of Scripture,...we see the devil's desire to undermine our faith in God,...our tendency to view God's protections as kill-joy restrictions,...a spouse's potential to build up or tear down,...and the dangerous allure of the mysterious or unknown.

...but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die."—Genesis 2:17 (NIV)

Perhaps the most poignant reminder, though, as we look at the sickening sight of perfection being seduced into rebellion, is the fact that even the seemingly smallest sins have enormous and eternal and horrific consequences. There is no such thing as "getting away" with sin. Every sin has its own set of built-in, unavoidable, calamity and consequences.

The greatest tragedy of every sin is that it leads to separation from God. 

Holy Spirit, let us not fear temptation, but rather help us to see and understand them as new opportunities to stand firm and nurture our fellowship with the Lord. Help us to not waiver, or wreck our relationship with Christ. Amen.

" The proof of our love for God,...is our obedience to the commands of God."