GENESIS 2:9. “And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.”
GOOD AND EVIL. The knowledge of good and evil, was made clear right from the start; But as time went by, it seems these two distinctions began to blur.
It started with excuses made to cover sin so stark – And now the blend is so obscure, it is hardly him or her.
What is good to some – is if it pleases them, no matter what God says. If they think it’s alright – no one else has a right to judge. The sole decider of right is self, they say– it is only if I am pleased – Not realizing that someday they’ll face Him who knows what each one does.
The fact is – what is good – has to be the same as God – For no one else is “good” but God alone. The standard of all righteousness is determined by God’s Word – It is only mine when all my sins have been by Christ’s blood atoned.
To try to put my spin, on what God has said is fact – Is the worst kind of self-exaltation that really there is. It is sensible when thoughts like this arise – to go right back; And learn the lessons of Eden and the reasons for the curse.
To listen to contradictions that come from the devil or from men, When they raise their puny voices to bring God down; Is about the same as hearing dogs howling at the moon. The howling doesn’t change a thing, it only makes a mournful sound.
When God gives us the privilege to make choices in our lives – It behooves us to consider, whether it leads to good or bad. The knowledge is there in scripture, always then be wise – To make the right decisions so you’ll not be sad but glad.
“Father, I am glad you are patient and longsuffering, because so often I hesitate when I should act, and act when I should hesitate and consider things more carefully. I do not want to grieve the Spirit by hasty actions, not do I want to quench Him by dragging my feet. For help to develop habits of discernment is what I am asking. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”