Deception of Independence

Deception of Independence.
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Genesis 3.7
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.

God commanded Adam not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and the day he eats, he will die. Satan deceived them and He ate the fruit of the tree. When God said Adam would die, it meant that Adam would be seperated from him. This talks about spiritual death. Physical death is separation from body. Spiritual death is seperation from God.

God is sovereign and humans are not. God is independent and we are not, we are totally dependent. Satan decieved Eve and Adam, who was with her and convinced them that living independent lives is way better and there was no need for them to be dependent on God. Be your own God and live as you want. Thats exactly what Lucifer did. He tried to become God and was kicked out of heaven. The moment they ate of the fruit they got disconnected from God and were connected to Satan. As soon as they ate the fruit, their eyes were opened and they knew they were naked. Here, nakedness was a result of what happened in their spirit. They inherited the nature of Satan - they hid from God and started blaming and accusing one another - they became selfish.

Adam tried to fix this spiritual problem by making a suit of fig leaves. You cannot solve a spiritual problem with physical activities and things. Thats why no religion can save humanity. Jesus shed His blood and died for us on the cross, paid the punishment for Adams transgressions, destroyed the enemy and his works and rose again on the third day alive forevermore. The only way you can change your spiritual state is by believing what Jesus has done and by receiving Him as your Lord and Saviour. The moment you do that, you are born again. You become a new creation in Christ.  You inherit eternal life, the nature of God and you are made the righteousness of God in Christ. God becomes your Father and you become His beloved child. Jesus is the way!

"I am completely dependent on my Father. I say what I hear Him say, I do what I see Him do. I and my Father are one. Jesus has washed me, sanctified me and justified me by His blood. My complete dependence on my Father makes me a success just like Jesus. Hallelujah."