A Sacrifice for Sin: Adam and Eve
Read: Romans 7:7-12
Have you ever done the exact thing a parent or teacher told you not to do?
When we read the account in Genesis 3 of humanity’s first sin, which Adam and Eve gave in to, we see their swift and sorrowful expulsion from the Garden of Eden, an immediate separation from God’s presence. Eden was the place where people’s relationship with God flourished. It was where the Creator and His creation walked together in the cool of the evening (Genesis 3:8). No more could this be.
God was pure, and humans were impure. They simply couldn’t be together.
Yet God still cared. And loved. He used animal skins to clothe Adam and Eve, covering their nakedness and their shame. The death of the animals to provide their skins were the world’s first sacrifice to cover a sin, a glimpse at the final sacrifice Jesus paid to cover the price for the sins of the whole world. And it all started when He put on human skin to clothe himself and came to earth.
Without such a sacrifice to atone for sin, we might live eternally separated from God. But God is love (1 John 4:8); Christ’s sacrifice bridges the gap. With His birth, death and resurrection, He provided the way for us to come back into a relationship with Him.
Reflect
What is it about having rules—even if it’s just one rule—that makes us want to break them?
Pray about It
Thank God for the gift of Jesus, who paid the price for our sin. Ask Him for wisdom and guidance to make good decisions when faced with temptation.