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        -    e-Ministries     -   
        -   by Jon Justvig    -   
        -  December 2, 2010   -   
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        Issue #: 5   
      
        Everything to be going so well with the creation of Heaven, Earth,   
        night and day, all of life including the animals and flock of the   
        air.  Now something terrible happens.  With all good things, there   
        is always it's equal and opposite.   
      
        [KJV] Gen 3:1  Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the   
                       field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto   
                       the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of   
                       every tree of the garden?   
      
        Remember, serpent or snake also means "liar and deceiver".  A    
        creature that is so subtil (meaning persuasiven) was about to   
        change mankind forever.  This serpent is now tempting Eve against   
        what God had specifically forbidden.  When you go against God you're   
        asking for trouble.  This is exactly what is about to take place.   
      
        [KJV] Gen 3:2  And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of   
                       the fruit of the trees of the garden:   
       
        [KJV] Gen 3:3  But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of   
                       the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it,   
                       neither shall ye touch it,    
        [KJV] Gen 3:4  And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not   
                       surely die:    
      
        God was telling the truth, he wasn't lying when he said if you touch   
        it you will die.  This doesn't mean that you will passaway   
        immediately, just that there's going to be a consequence for the   
        action that is taken if you disobey God.   
      
        [KJV] Gen 3:4  And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not   
                       surely die:   
       
        [KJV] Gen 3:5  For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof,   
                       then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as   
                       gods, knowing good and evil.   
      
        Knowing good and evil was never intended to be our job, this created   
        the ultimate problem we see now until the end.  Man and woman wasn't   
        meant to be God, play or pretend.  This was Satan's problem when he   
        tried to overthrow God.  He was the most beautiful angel in Heaven   
        and the moment he tried to do one up on God was time he was fallen   
        and he will fall forever, taking as many souls he can with him.  So,   
        keep your guard up and don't be fooled by the wicked schemes of the   
        devil.   
      
        [KJV] Gen 3:6  And when the woman saw that the tree was good for   
                       food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a   
                       tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the   
                       fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her   
                       husband with her; and he did eat.   
      
        It might have looked good and tasted good, it wasn't meant for us.   
        Woman and man alike were pure up to this point until Eve took that   
        fruit and ate it.  Hey, this is good fruit, I'll give it to my   
        husband.  So now both man and woman were set for destruction.  What   
        always seem pleasing could be pleasing for the wrong reason and   
        intent.  Temptation plays a part in a lot of peoples lives and   
        destroys them inside and out.  Just like this death wasn't immediate   
        that doesn't mean it's not going to happen.  We fool ourselves   
        sometimes with this kind of thinking.   
      
        [KJV] Gen 3:7  And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew   
                       that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves   
                       together, and made themselves aprons.   
      
        It wasn't because they were naked, they were filled with guilt by   
        going against God.  You can run but you can't hide.   
      
        [KJV] Gen 3:8  And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in   
                       the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his   
                       wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God   
                       amongst the trees of the garden.    
      
        Hiding from God set off the loudest bells you could hear with God.   
        Doing something you're not supposed to do and then trying to hide   
        because they believed in their heart they had done wrong and didn't   
        want to claim it.  It was the only thing God asked them to do and   
        they didn't do it.  You know temptation is something.  If you know   
        you can't do something, you want to do it.  If you can do it, you   
        don't want to.   
      
        [KJV] Gal 6:7  Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a   
                       man soweth, that shall he also reap.   
      
        If you sow a pineapple tree, you will get pineapple.  If it soe a   
        cherry tree, you will get cherries.  If you sow hate towards someone   
        even if they don't hate you, someone that does will come along and   
        do it to you even more.  Have love and peace in your heart and you   
        should have a good day.  Always meditate on the Word of God, night   
        and day.  Just keep in mind, if you disobey God, you're going to get   
        his wrath one way or another and it's different for everybody   
        because we're all were created different, one thing might not bother   
        us like it would someone else.  God knows our heart.  Read the word   
        and be obedient!   
      
        [KJV] Gen 3:9  And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him,   
                       Where art thou?   
      
        We all know that God knew what had already been done.  He has a   
        God-sense for this kind of thing.  So God is calling Adam out from   
        where he's hiding.   
      
        [KJV] Gen 3:10  And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I   
                        was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.   
      
        Naked?  How on earth did Adam know how was naked.  Of course, his   
        eyes were open, knowing good and evil.  From time to time, I see   
        people somewhere or another that are blind, never seeing the world   
        seem the most blessed and happy.  Just brings up the question, are   
        we deceived if were told not to see?  It's that temptation again of   
        what it is that you want to see knowing you can't.  I wondering what   
        went into the mind of Adam and Eve's imagination of what they saw   
        and dreamed of before they were opened up to this fresh can of   
        worms.   
      
        [KJV] Gen 3:11  And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked?   
                        Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded   
                        thee that thou shouldest not eat?    
      
        [KJV] Gen 3:12  And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be   
                        with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.   
      
        See, now the truth comes out.  And, he couldn't take the blame for   
        what he had done, he wanted to put the blame on Eve too just as Eve   
        gave Adam the fruit from the forbidden tree.  I have to do it, you   
        do too.   
      
        Think about the punishment from God being deceived in your own life,   
        doing something you know is wrong in your heart and do it anyway.   
        Next time we'll go over what happened as the consequence.   
      
        Remember to look up, keep your heart strong.  Don't let anybody   
        fool you into doing something that you know in your heart is wrong.   
        If it's right in your mind, but you have this strong feeling about   
        it might not be right, remember, that's the holy spirit trying to   
        stop you before you make a mistake and have to repent afterward.   
      
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        also to keep your head up high.  May God bless you and keep you!   
      
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