“WHERE ARE YOU?”

 

“WHERE ARE YOU?”

Passage: Genesis 3:1-13

Key verse: 9

 

1. Temptation and sin in the garden (1-7)

The garden was not without spiritual struggle, and the devil appeared in the

form of a serpent. God’s enemy sought to destroy God’s children and world.

He was very crafty and twisted God’s command. The woman revealed her weak

understanding of God’s words, which allowed the devil a foothold. The serpent

denied the absoluteness of God’s word and tempted the woman. Ungrateful and

proud, the woman was led astray by her desires, feelings, and intellectual curiosity.

After eating the forbidden fruit, she gave some to her husband, and he also ate.

Disobedience led to sin and rebellion entered the world; and the immediate result

of sin was shame.

 

2. God visits lost mankind (8-13)

The Lord God, knowing everything, visited his lost children in the garden. He

came gently in the cool of the day to help them repent. But fear and shame drove

the first couple to hide from God. Out of love and mercy, he called, “Where are

you?” and they came out and confessed their shame. But although God exposed

their sin problem, they only blamed others. Sin destroys relationships with God

and with others.

 

Prayer Lord, protect me from temptation. Thank you for seeking me when I was

lost in sin.

One Word God is seeking his lost children