Genesis 3:10-11 | 10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” 11 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”
Did God really need to ask Adam how he discovered his nakedness? No. God is all knowing. God gives Adam the first opportunity to confess and admit his guilt. Adam had a choice, lie or tell the truth. But did he tell the whole truth? No. Adam wanted to place all the blame on Eve, “12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” Adam was fully aware he was not to eat the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
We are much like Adam. We know the Commands and will of God. We know what is right and wrong, yet when we sin, we want to blame someone else. God gives us the opportunity to be truthful and confess to him through the blood of Jesus. Our confession is an admittance and agreement with God that we did not live up to His expectations. Through Christ, God release us from the burden and penalty of sin. By faith in Christ, we are redeemed.
As we go out into a world filled with temptation, we can walk in the assurance that nothing can tempt us beyond what we can handle through the power of the Holy Spirit working in our lives. “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it” (1 Corinthians 10:13). Unfortunately, like Adam, we fall to temptation rejecting the commands of God. We praise God for the gift of forgiveness we have in Jesus.
RESPONSE:
How can I better rely on God’s power and strength to say no to temptations that lead into sin?