Wednesday, July 11, 2007

origin of self centeredness

Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
 
Something else that happened when they ate the forbidden fruit: Adam and Eve became self conscious...in fact they became self centered.  Before they ate they were focused on two things: enjoying and obeying God and enjoying one another.  Note the difference before they ate: Genesis 2:25 "The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame."  Today we still suffer from this condition of living lives that center on ourselves.  Life doesn't go well when self is in the middle.  We just weren't designed to carry that much weight.  It goes much better when God holds that spot.  In a sense,  when we receive Christ we are actually set free from ourselves!
 
blessings,
Rob Smith

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