EVE (3)

EVE: “to breathe” or “to live”

Week 3: The Fall (Part 2)

The Setting: Genesis 3:6b-13

Imagine: You just had the most intoxicating kiss and now you want to share that moment with your husband. You see your husband and he’s trying to figure out why you are under this oak tree that you both know you’re not supposed to be under. You look back and the extremely handsome man is gone, so you turn back and embrace your husband. He pulls back to look at you and you say, “Love, I have something delectable for you to taste.” Your husband stands confused and asks, “What could be delectable under here?” You tell him, “Taste it for yourself.” He follows you under the tree and you give him an enticing look on your face. You gaze at him for just a moment noticing something in him that you haven’t seen before and plant one on him. Unable to control yourself now, you continue to kiss him. One thing leads to another and here you are undressing him and him undressing you. Then a cold breeze comes through the leaves and you are both startled because you hear your father coming. Both of you go behind the tree and hid. Your father calls out, “Where are you son?” Your husband answered, “I heard you in the field and I was afraid because I…was…I was naked; so I hid.” Your father said, “Who told you that you were naked? Did you go under the oak tree I told you not to go under?” Your husband begins with, “Dad, see what had happen was…the woman that you gave me brought me under it and kissed me.” Then Daddy comes looking at you and says, “My child, what have you done?” You say, “This gorgeous man lead me right to it Daddy and he kissed me.”*

Two major flaws happened with Eve after she ate the fruit:

a.)   She shared the fruit with her husband

b.)   Then she tried to blame it all on the serpent.

Women, we are physically, emotionally, and spiritual driven. Liz Curtis Higgs states in her book, Bad Girls of the Bible, “The serpent not only appealed to her physical appetite for food, but her emotional appreciation of beauty, and her spiritual desire to be like God.” Nothing has changed. The devil is still using the same plans he used on Eve on us. He just relentless and will continue till we fall down.

Read 1 John 2:16

If it’s not enough that we share our sin with others, but then we blame it on others when they share it with us. As children, we were either tattling on our siblings and blaming them for our hurts and pains or we were bringing them along into our schemes. Either way, we’re wrong in it. Taking responsibility is hard, but blaming others only hurt those relationships we treasure so dear. Look closely at Adam here in Gen 3:12, he not only blames Eve, but he blames God for bringing her to him. Adam loved God, yet he had wanted to put the blame somewhere other than himself. The same went for Eve. She blamed the serpent for all of her problems.

Thoughts for the week:

1. Have you ever tried to physically cover up your sin? How did that work out?

2. Who do you blame first when you make a mistake: friends? Family? Your kids? Your job? Your finances? The devil? God?

Challenge:

This Thanksgiving weekend, when you get into a heated discussion, which is bound to happen with family and friends around, take the blame. Forgive them right there on the spot and take the load.

If you’re reading this after Thanksgiving, I suggest a phone call to mend any disagreements that happened over the holidays. It’s amazing what a phone call of, “I’m sorry,” can do in our relationships.

Even when we don’t think we were wrong…ladies, we do tend to think we are right and men are delusional at times…so if it was your husband, love him anyway and if it was friends or another family member forgive them. Be thankful for them because they are alive. Many of us I know don’t have family around this year that were around last year or years past. So I just wanted to let you all know how much of a blessing you are all to me. Thank you for being apart of my life…I thank the Lord for your hearts…love you.

*Altered story from: Bad Girls of the Bible by Liz Curtis Higgs