Key Verse: Verse 6– “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.”
Key Words: and did eat
One thing and only one thing were Adam and Eve told they were not to do, and they did it. When confronted by God about the disobedience, they had a hard time “fessing” up to the transgression. Confessing sin isn’t easy now is it? Before we get too critical of Adam and Eve and their seemingly sheepishness to confess their sin, when is the last time we confessed ours?
Confession doesn’t come easy, now does it? But the first step to restitution is confession. In Moody’s anecdotes, we read about a lady in the north of England who said that every time she got down before God to pray, five bottles of wine came up before her mind. She had taken them wrongfully one time when she was a housekeeper, and had not been able to pray since. She was advised to make restitution.
“’But the person is dead,’ she said.
“‘Are not some of the heirs living?’
“‘Yes, a son.’
“‘Then go to that son and pay him back.’
“‘Well,’ she said, ‘I want to see the face of God, but I could not think of doing a thing like that. My reputation is at stake.’ She went away, and came back the next day to ask if it would not do just as well to put that money n the treasury of the Lord. ‘No,’ she was told, ‘God doesn’t want any stolen money. The only thing is to make restitution.’ She carried that burden for several days, but finally went into the country, saw the son, made full confession and offered him a five-pound note. He said he didn’t want the money, but she finally persuaded him to take it, and came back with a joy and peace that made her face radiant. She became a magnificent worker for souls, and led many into the light. My dear friends, get these stumbling stones out of the way. God does not want a man to shout ‘Hallelujah’ who doesn’t pay his debts. Many of our prayer meetings are killed by men trying to pray who cannot pray because their lives are not right. Sin builds up a great wall between us and God. A man may stand high in the community and may be a member of some church ‘in good standing,’ but the question is, how does he stand in the sight of God? If there is anything wrong in your life, make it right.”
You can’t make it right with God without confessing it.
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞Make it right. If not you are still wrong.
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