Adam, Adam, Where Forth Art Thou, Adam

The second step into sin is in the agreement. In Genesis 3:2-3, we discover that Eve knew what God had commanded and she repeated it to the snake. However, instead of resisting, she agrees with the false information of Lucifer. Today, we are still agreeing with Lucifer’s false information. When the misguided voice of society tells us that pre-martial sex is okay, we agree. Nevertheless, God calls it a sin. When the self serving voices of the media, suggest that there is nothing wrong with a little bump and grin, that it is okay to be married and still fool around, we agree. However, God still calls it adultery and it is a sin. When the lying voices of our politicians, moviestars, and music stars says it is okay to be gay, we agree. Nevertheless, God still calls it an abomination and it is a sin. When our religious leaders, family, friend, and running buddies says it is okay to hate, kill, steal, and destroy based on a lie, we agree. But God still says “Thou shall not.” and that means it is a sin.

The final step into sin is in the action. According to Genesis 3:6, Eve listened, agreed and then acted upon the evil advice of Lucifer. She turned and walked up to the tree. She looked at how desirable and delicious it appeared and made the biggest mistake of her life. She willing disobeyed God and took a bite. Then she brought someone in on her sin. She turned and gave some to her husband who was with her and he did eat. The moment they acted upon the evil advice of Lucifer all the powers of the Prince of Hell was let loose on God’s once perfect creation. After Adam and Eve sinned, they got evicted out of their garden home. After they sinned, they lose their fellowship with God. After they committed only their first sin, thing would no longer be the same.

In the cool of the evening, God comes out for His walk in the garden. He looked around and things did not seem the same. The flowers were not as brilliant and man had not come out to meet Him. Maybe, he was busy doing something somewhere in the garden. So, God turns the corner by the huge mountain and peers out across the grassy plains. However, man, His most prized creation was nowhere to be found. Listen as the voice of God vibrates among the trees and echoes across the mountain range. God calls out to His beloved, “ Adam, Adam, where forth art thou, Adam.” That was the saddest day in human history. It was sad because, Adam and Eve was evicted from paradise. It was sad because that day man broke the heart of God. Adam responded, “ I am hiding, I am hiding because I was scared you would see my nakedness. I am hiding because I was scared you would see my sin.”

As the scene quickly changes from past to present, we discover we now live in a world scarred by centuries of neglect, abuse, and pain. We discover a past century that has witnessed four wars and dozens of small conflicts. We discover a past century where we have killed each other because of hatred and racial differences. We now stand at the beginning of a new century that has buried millions of its citizens because of genocide, famine, disease, and unpredictable storms. America has descended from being the home of the free and land of the brave to barring ourselves in our homes because it is too dangerous in the streets. Nevertheless, God is still calling out in this mad psychopathic jungle. God’s voice is vibrating off our towering buildings and flowing down our streets. God is calling out in our cities, towns, and communities. He is calling out to each of us. He calling mothers fathers sisters and brother. God is still calling, “ Adam, Adam, where forth art thou, Adam.” He is not calling out for our physical location. He is seeking our spiritual location. He is not calling out for our physical condition. He is calling out for our spiritual condition. Can you hear His voice calling, “Adam, Adam, where forth art thou, Adam.”