Tomorrow I'll be speaking about the time recorded in Genesis chapter 3 when Adam and Eve met the Prince of Darkness for the first time. They had been given their job descriptions to cultivate the Garden, protect it from outside intrusion, and subdue the animals (all with the ultimate purpose of learning how to rule so they could reign besidwe King Jesus in eternity) but now they were ready for the introduction of opposition. The truth is we only grow through opposition.
I heard a cute story from Merelyn Webber when Susan and I were with her and Garry in Calgary last week-end. In the fall she brought her gold fish inside from the outdoor pool because of the impending freezing weather. She put them all in a large tank together, but one of the fish was especially agressive and mean to the others. To discipline the badly behaving fish, Merelyn removed him from his friends and placed him in a small glass bowl of water all by himself. Then she butted the small bowl up to the other tank so the fish could see what fun he was missing. He seemed sad, but Merelyn persisted until she felt that he had learned his lesson. After a good amount of time by himself, she put the little goldfish back in with the others. He behaved perfectly from that moment on! Lesson learned! Now that's what I call taking authority over the fish of the sea!
So Adam and Eve met Nachash (formerly known as the angel called Lucifer, the Enlightened one) They were strolling hand in hand through the center of the Garden of Eden, just looking at the very beautiful Tree of the knowledge of good and evil, when a very bright and shiney angel slipped in beside them. "What are you looking at kids?" he sweetly asked.
"We were just looking at this delicious tree that God planted in the middle of the garden."
"Have you tried the fruit yet? It's sumptuous!".... We'll pick up the story tomorrow morning. It is one of the most life changing scenes in all of history.
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