Title: Where Are You? / Genesis 3:8-13
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Where are you?/Genesis 3:8-13
The world and people that God first created were beautiful and very pleasing to look at. but now
The world has lost its original beauty. Nature is full of pollution and the world is
It is rampant with savage crimes. The Danish philosopher Kiehlkegol
It is impossible to correct this world, it is impossible to correct the law and ethics, and to destroy the economic and social order.
The evil in the world disappears only when we root out the root of evil, the root of bitterness, that drives us into ruin.
I saw it could be done. The root of this evil started with the first man, Adam. Adam and Ha
Wah had the privilege of walking with God. The Garden of Eden with God is Happiness
It was a circle.
1. When we obey the Word, we can be in the Garden of Eden.
In verses 16-17 we read, “From any tree in the garden you may eat whatever you like, but you may
You shall not eat from the fruit of the tree, and in the day you eat of it you will surely die."
said to Adam. However, Adam and Eve did not obey God's word and
Hearing the voice, he followed temptation and ate of the forbidden fruit. This disobedience cuts our relationship with God.
brought consequences, and caused sin to enter the world. not obeying God's word
is a very big mistake. If you do not obey the word of God, you must listen to Satan.
because it becomes Saul, the first king of Israel, was a humble man before becoming king.
All. However, after becoming king, he did not obey God's word. In the battle against the Philistines
He led the sacrifice himself, and in the battle with the Amalekites, he thought it was a good loot.
left behind. Then the prophet Samuel rebuked him. “The Lord made burnt offerings and other sacrifices
Do you like his voice as he loves obedience? Obedience is better than sacrifice and hearing
It is better than the fat of rams, for rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is an idol
It is as sinful as bowing down to the Lord, because the king has rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord also has forsaken the king,
The only way we can walk with God is obedience.” (1 Samuel 16:22-23)
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2. We must listen to God's voice and turn to the path of obedience.
Adam and Eve could not see God directly because of their disobedience. they see the face of God
He escaped and hid among the trees of the garden. Because of their sin, Adam and Eve were exposed to their nakedness.
I became embarrassed, and I was afraid of the warm and warm voice of God that I had always heard. God
"Adam, where are you?" he asked. "Where are you?" means "What kind of person are you?"
Where are you standing now? Do you know what you are doing now?"
it means to This is a question about our existence. The Lord asks us today
is. “Where are you now? Where are you going as a child of God now?
and what are you doing? What are you doing now?"
It is truly pitiful to live a life that disobeys God and lives without God. in God's arms
You will not enjoy grace, peace, satisfaction, abundance, eternal life, hard work, and enmity with one another.
In the place of bondage, murder, distrust of one another, life without peace and joy, and eternal death.
because it becomes Jesus came to this earth to solve this problem. person
Since we cannot solve this problem, God Himself came in human form and saved us.
By becoming a sacrifice on our behalf, He opens the way for us to restore our relationship with God again.
you have given Therefore, anyone can come to God through Jesus. to us too
That honor was given.
But because the world we live in is full of forbidden fruits that tempt us, we
Again, it is easy to go down the path of disobedience. They did not obey the word of God and plucked these fruits.
If we eat, we hide from God's face for fear of hearing God's voice, and the darkness
You will live in the middle. Therefore, we must always be awake, listen to God's voice, and obey His word.
do.
3. You must not transfer responsibility.
Adam and Eve blamed each other for eating the forbidden fruit. To restore a good relationship
should not blame others. “Because of my wife, because of my husband, because of my children, because of my parents.
Because of the door, because of others, because of the environment..." It's all because of me.
must be avoided. If Adam and Eve admit their mistakes, repent and ask God for help
If I had, my relationship with God would have been restored. David committed Uriah's wife Bathsheba
He sent Uriah to war to put an end to this, and he made Bathsheba his wife.
When Nathan rebuked him, he immediately said, "I have sinned against the LORD" (2 Samuel 12:13).
I repented and repented. Therefore David said, "All the days of my life, except for Uriah the Hittite,
He did what was right for him, and he did not break all that he commanded him” (1 Kings 15:5).
has become a person.
God asks us. "Where are you now?" "Where are you going now?
Are you?" This question will continue throughout our lives.
I'm hiding in shame." "God, I did nothing wrong. because of that person. this and that
Don't be the saints who shift the responsibility, saying, "I had no choice but to be confident
He replied, “I do not lean to the left or the right, and I live obediently to the voice of God.”
I hope that you will be blessed saints who can do that. Amen.