Bugged Eve

Eve saw the fruit of the tree God had told her not to eat and realized it really looked good. So why in the world would God keep it from her?  That would be mean. So she ate. Then she shared what she ate.  And then it happened.

The disobedience caused her eyes to be opened to see her own nakedness and sent her into shame, and into the frenzy of trying to cover herself.

Up until this moment, Eve had unbroken fellowship with the Lord God.  Everything he had made was hers to enjoy, with the exception of one tree.  That bugged Eve because she judged her Maker.

When my son was little, he wanted a piece of candy on the ground that was covered with ants.  Of course, I said no.  But being an toddler, he didn’t understand and began to cry – just like Eve. 

God has reasons (and they’re always good ones) for his directives.  And we have to be careful that our eyes, or what “looks good” to us, don’t rule our actions.  Any time we disobey the Lord, we feel shamed and need a covering.

Thankfully, because of Jesus, we can immediately come to Him, confess our sin, and he is faithful and just to forgive us.  We’re once again in fellowship with Him.

That’s amazing love.