MARCH 20 – SELF

3/20 Genesis 3:1-7
1 Now the serpent was the shrewdest of all the creatures the LORD God had made. “Really?” he asked the woman. “Did God really say you must not eat any of the fruit in the garden?” 2 “Of course we may eat it,” the woman told him. 3 “It’s only the fruit from the tree at the center of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God says we must not eat it or even touch it, or we will die.” 4 “You won’t die!” the serpent hissed. 5 “God knows that your eyes will be opened when you eat it. You will become just like God, knowing everything, both good and evil.” 6 The woman was convinced. The fruit looked so fresh and delicious, and it would make her so wise! So she ate some of the fruit. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her. Then he ate it, too. 7 At that moment, their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they strung fig leaves together around their hips to cover themselves.
SELF
The hardest thing we will ever face is to set aside our prerogatives. God is first. We have to learn how to bend the knee and accept a servant’s role as we live our Christian life before a watching world. The world hates us. The Lord loves us. If we will listen to the Lord it will be easy to navigate our daily life and the Lord will keep us safe.