Have you ever experienced buyers remorse? I have. Just prior to making a purchase, I feel the surge of excitement that comes with getting something new. After buying the item, however, a wave of remorse sometimes crashes over me. Did I really need this? Should I have spent the money? In Genesis 3, we find the first record of a buyers remorse. The whole thing began with the crafty serpent and his sales pitch. He persuaded Eve to doubt Gods Word {v.1}. He then capitalized on her uncertainty by casting doubt on Gods character {vv.4-5}. He promised that her eyes would be opened and she would become like God {v.5}. So Eve ate. Adam ate. And sin entered the world. But the first man and woman got more than they bargained for. Their eyes were opened all right, but they didnt become like God. In fact, their first act was to hide from God {vv.7-8}. Sin has dire consequences. It always keeps us from Gods best. But God in His mercy and grace clothed Adam and Eve in garments made from animal skins {v.21}--foreshadowing what Jesus Christ would do for us by dying on the cross for our sins. His blood was shed so that we might be clothed with His righteousness--with no remorse! Then will I set my heart to find Inward adornings of the mind: Knowledge and virtue, truth and grace, These are the robes of richest dress. THE CROSS WHICH REVEALS THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD PROVIDES THAT RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR MANKIND.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 18:18:29 +0000
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