The serpent tempted Eve and she gave in to her sensuous desires. She then enticed Adam to join her, and he also gave in. They ate fruit from the tree that God commanded them not to eat from. Only one tree in the whole garden was forbidden…and they could not resist. They thought it would make them equal to God, knowing good and evil. Notice how cunning satan is in his deceit. Being like God did not seem like a bad idea to Eve, but in essence she was choosing to be her own god. She would be able to make her own choices, with no one to stop her. The other method satan used on Eve was to make her focus on the one thing she did not have, and she overlooked all that she did have. It would be good for us to make note of the ways of satan so that we do not fall for his traps. We need to check our motive for the things we do, and we need to focus on the positives in our life, not the negatives.
Because of their sin, God cursed the perfection of the world He had created. The serpent would crawl in the dust and be hated; the woman would have pain in childbirth; the man would have to toil hard to provide food; and humanity would return to the dust from which they were created. The pain of death, both physical and emotional, was the ultimate curse. The rest of human life would be affected by this one act of disobedience. No longer would anyone come into the world perfect and holy, but rather we are all born with a sinful nature. Jesus Christ, conceived by the Holy Spirit, is the only one ever born without the bent toward doing evil.
Another part of Adam and Eve’s punishment was banishment from the Garden of Eden. This was to keep them from eating of the tree of life. If man ate from that tree he would live forever, but that privilege was surrendered by his punishment of death. Oh the sorrow of disobedience to God…the cost is so great. Pleasure for a season is far too expensive of a price to pay.
However, there is good news. We must remember that God is also a God of forgiveness. When we do disobey, we may still have to suffer the consequences, but we can be forgiven and someday be delivered from this world of sin to live with Him forever. This forgiveness is available to us because of the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ. His blood is the only price that will cover our sin. In God’s omniscience He already had another plan in mind to redeem mankind. God is love, no doubt about it.
We are only in the third chapter of the first book of the Bible and we already have temptation and sin to deal with. satan did not waste any time in taking a leading role in this play. God had graciously made man and woman in His image so that He could have fellowship with them. He gave them everything to enjoy, and only one rule to obey. Obedience to that one rule would mean happiness for everyone, but Adam and Even discovered that disobedience to that one rule brought unbelievable turmoil into their lives. They now knew fear, guilt, shame, and evil. Because of that knowledge they would also know death. How sad they gave in to the tempter so easily and lost all that they had cherished. Here’s how it happened:
The serpent tempted Eve and she gave in to her sensuous desires. She then enticed Adam to join her, and he also gave in. They ate fruit from the tree that God commanded them not to eat from. Only one tree in the whole garden was forbidden…and they could not resist. They thought it would make them equal to God, knowing good and evil. Notice how cunning satan is in his deceit. Being like God did not seem like a bad idea to Eve, but in essence she was choosing to be her own god. She would be able to make her own choices, with no one to stop her. The other method satan used on Eve was to make her focus on the one thing she did not have, and she overlooked all that she did have. It would be good for us to make note of the ways of satan so that we do not fall for his traps. We need to check our motive for the things we do, and we need to focus on the positives in our life, not the negatives. 
Because of their sin, God cursed the perfection of the world He had created. The serpent would crawl in the dust and be hated; the woman would have pain in childbirth; the man would have to toil hard to provide food; and humanity would return to the dust from which they were created. The pain of death, both physical and emotional, was the ultimate curse. The rest of human life would be affected by this one act of disobedience. No longer would anyone come into the world perfect and holy, but rather we are all born with a sinful nature. Jesus Christ, conceived by the Holy Spirit, is the only one ever born without the bent toward doing evil.
Another part of Adam and Eve’s punishment was banishment from the Garden of Eden. This was to keep them from eating of the tree of life. If man ate from that tree he would live forever, but that privilege was surrendered by his punishment of death. Oh the sorrow of disobedience to God…the cost is so great. Pleasure for a season is far too expensive of a price to pay. 
However, there is good news. We must remember that God is also a God of forgiveness. When we do disobey, we may still have to suffer the consequences, but we can be forgiven and someday be delivered from this world of sin to live with Him forever. This forgiveness is available to us because of the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ. His blood is the only price that will cover our sin. In God’s omniscience He already had another plan in mind to redeem mankind. God is love, no doubt about it.
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