If we are not
careful, we will live as if God does not exist.
We are not atheists by declaration or by determination but rather by our
disregard for God's presence in and about us.
Sin is the absence of God in what we do and think. It rarely is blatant rebellion against God's
rule; it is almost always a careless
looking away from Him so that matters can be settled quickly and easily. Whether it is the fueling of a lust or the
dampening of a once passionate affection for all things Christ, Sin begins with passive aggression. Remember that you become Satan's ally once
you turn aside from God's rule of you.
Adam just wanted to please his new wife and took the fruit because it
seemed like God wasn't looking. A Lord
so great and so all-consuming cannot reveal Himself completely until you choose
Him in the silent quarters because to have life in Him you must choose Him
freely without compulsion. No one can
decide for you if His redemption is good enough to take whole-heartedly; it is
your call. When you do, the Holy Spirit
begins to work in you a growing disgust for everything that doesn't have the
smell and taste of Christ living in it.
The most miserable people in the world are Christians who have stopped
being disciples for a while and taken to the corners of faith where Christ is
shadowy and troubling. The fruit never
tasted good; it just seemed good and once it was grabbed by Eve and then Adam
the power of its pull was in the loss of trust in God to make all things right
and truly good. It was always a lie that
God didn't have Adam's best interests at heart and that is where we begin to go
when we stop thinking about and with Christ.
The mind not on God quickly descends into darkness. Satan doesn't care much what distracts
you...whether it be an "Eve" or an "apple" or the fanatic
infatuation with self, it is fine with him.
Satan wants you disoriented enough to not care if Christ is with you or
not. Once you turn to God however, the
powers of Heaven are brought to bear in you and you have all the mercy and love
of Christ at your disposal to live in the limitless joy His personality in you
can bring.
But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light,
so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God. John 3: 21 NIV
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