Be Like Adam – or not?
Maybe it was a Tuesday, not sure, that the Lord went for a walk during the cool of the day in the Garden of Eden and called unto Adam –
“Where art thou?”
If Adam had not partaken of the fruit, did you ever wonder how different the conversation with God may have gone? – What would Adams reply likely have been? — No shame, no self-consciousness, no need to hide, no fear, no obfuscation etc. I guess we’ll never know but you can guess and I’ll bet you’d be close.
But he did slice off a bit of the apple, maybe with his Bear Grylls survival series pocket knife, and ate, knowing full well he was violating God’s command. So, when Adam heard God in the garden, he likely figured he was in a bit of T-R-O-U-B-L-E. He was naked, Eve was naked, and so he did what any quick-thinking guy would do. MacGyver the situation - grab what’s ever available, fig leaves, engineer a solution, then hide.
“I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked: and I hid myself.”
Of course, hiding is a very temporary fix so when God catches up to him, Adam calls an audible and deploys the next best cover he can think of – blame someone else – in this case Eve.
“The woman whom thou, gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.”
As if it’s not bad enough, blaming Eve for his troubles, he also blames, by implication, God - “the woman thou, gavest…”As if to say, “If you hadn’t given her to me, we’d not be in this mess.”
And then, as you probably know, Eve then blames it on the whole situation with the snake.
“…The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.”
Really, we should all be familiar with this progression – people do it all the time!
Wrongdoing
Hide
Blame someone else
Blame the situation
Think what you want of Adam, with God he played a pivotal role in all of creation. The great offense was in Satan’s control of the timing. Had they remained in the Garden throughout the Sabbath day of rest then they would have received the commandment to partake of the fruit in the Lord’s timing and we’d still be along.(DS) When considering this abbreviated sketch think about yourself as though you were Adam. Because someday you and I alike will get our own time in the garden with the Lord – in a sense. It will be then that we become aware of our standing before him and are judged accordingly. Live so you don't have to hide, blame or suffer. It'll be better that way.
Signed
John The-Not-So-Beloved
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