The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "You may surely eat of every tree of the garden,but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."
Sometimes my mother, usually the model of patience, would finally get exasperated with my repeated demands for an explanation and say."Because I said so!" The first of a series of "Thou shalt nots" is here but God in His kindness gives the explanation. It was for our good, the fruit of that tree is deadly, the most virulent poison in all of Creation. It brought Death to mankind.
From this point on, God rarely explains, it is as He thinks we should have learned our lesson, "Disobedience to His Word is not good for us, it is deadly." We refuse to learn, we are incapable of learning and God, through His Grace, provide Part 2.
Lord, thank You for providing the cure for my disobedience through Your grace and mercy. Thank You for the Gift of the Holy Spirit to lead me into a life of obedience.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 38
Mid-day: 119:57-64
Evening: Psalm 113
