By: Bro. Dudie Salvador
(IRM Paradise Midweek Service - August 11, 2004)
Text : Genesis 3:1-17
Theme : What is the root of our disobedience?
If you read a warning sign on a bottle of an unknown liquid which reads “Poison: Don’t Drink,” will you still drink it?
Adam and Even had been forewarned by God Himself against partaking of the forbidden fruit. They were told that they will surely die if they eat it. Alas, they still ate it. Why?
ADAM SAID: “The woman…. you gave….” (v12)
In Genesis 2:23, Adam acknowledged the woman God gave him as “flesh of my flesh.” In Genesis 3:12, Adam accused the woman as “thorn in my flesh.” Instead of admitting his own quilt, Adam blamed Eve for being a bad influence to him.
The influence of evil men may cause us to disobey God but it will not exonerate us from our own guilt. Oftentimes, pointing an accusing finger to someone else is our subtle way of hiding our own offense.
EVE SAID: “The serpent deceived me….” (v13)
In Genesis 3:3, Eve told the serpent what God said to them. In 3:13, she told God what the serpent had said and made her to believe. Just like Adam, Eve did not admit her own disobedience but instead tagged the serpent as the real culprit.
Our disobedience may be a result of our deception by the enemy. But then our being deceived only proves not our innocence but our thoughtlessness and gullibility.
GOD SAID: “Because you have listened….” (v17)
Eve listened to the serpent’s lie and believed it. Adam listened to Eve and believed her. Eve believed the serpent instead of God. Adam believed his wife instead of God. Adam and Eve disobeyed God because they did not believe Him.
So, what is the root of our disobedience? Unbelief! We disobey God when we refuse to believe Him and choose to believe other voices.
We either believe God or do not believe Him at all. If we don’t, that is where our downfall begins. Believe Him now or else….
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