DCLM Sincere Milk 7 April 2025 — The Fall Of Man
DCLM Sincere Milk 7 April 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — The Fall Of Man
Topic: The Fall Of Man
Text: Genesis 3:1-6
1Now 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?
2And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3But 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, lest ye die.
4And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5For 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.
6And 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.
Key Verse: “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.” Genesis 3:6
Message
Graham laid flat on his bed with his face up looking at the ceiling. “I wish the serpent was not created, I wish the serpent did not exist at all, I wish Eve did not eat that fruit, I wish, I wish, I wish”. Graham muttered all these to himself. He was thinking about all the bad things happening around the world – flood, death, wars, famine and many more. If Graham’s “wishes” were granted, the world would have been the best place to live in. Alas, it is not so. The world is in trouble because of the fall of Adam and Eve.
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God clearly commanded Adam and his wife that they should not eat of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden. Rather than obey, they yielded to the serpent’s temptation and sinned against God. Their sin brought about the fall of the human race and the trouble in the world. While the serpent was speaking to the woman, he was tempting her to do what God told them not to do.
Temptations usually come through our senses, especially what we see and hear. The devil uses our senses to put bad thoughts in our minds and bad desires in our hearts. While we are being tempted, we have not done wrong. The temptation is not sin! However, temptation can lead to sin when we actually do what the devil is tempting us to do. The woman was close enough to the tree to see how beautiful it was. Remember that it is best to stay far away from places you could be tempted more easily.
Further Reading: James 1:14,15
Prayer for today: Lord, give me the power to always overcome the temptation to sin against you.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
