What was it like at the beginning
For Adam and Eve without sin?
Nothing to be ashamed or afraid of
No wrongs to be forgiven.
With the one notable exception,
They could enjoy the entire garden.
To live and eat as they pleased
With hearts not yet hardened.
Regarding that one exception,
God spelled it out clearly.
If they ate from that one tree,
It would cost them dearly
What more can we ask of God?
He told them what not to do.
Something He never desired
By their choice would come true.
Yet they chose to listen
To a voice they did not know.
Defying God’s warnings
Was the better way to go.
Despite all He had provided
To satisfy their every need,
They acted-on temptation
Giving in to pride and greed.
Just as He had warned,
Everything suddenly changed.
All their God-given liberty
By their choice died in shame.
Yet God is a God of mercy.
For He loves what He creates.
He could have abandoned them,
But chose mercy and grace.
And still today by His Word
He tells us what not to do.
Yet just like Adam and Eve,
We deny His word is true.
So, nothing has really changed
From the very beginning.
God still loves us despite
The fact we keep on sinning.
Since sin truly causes death,
Why don’t we choose what’s right?
And turn to a trustworthy God
Who forgives and gives new life?
Which voice will we listen to?
One that tempts and condemns.
Or the one Who’s proven His love
And comes to our defense.
The choice is ours and ours alone.
Shall we go on as Adam and Eve?
Or choose to trust God’s Word
And live in obedient belief?