#339.4 – “The Fall”

“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and a delight to the eyes, and to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and gave it to her husband.” - Genesis 3:6
Grant and another teammate were at one of their practices a few weeks ago, and they both were chasing after the same ball. Somehow the other little boy tripped Grant, who landed pretty hard on his wrist. We thought it best to get it checked, so the next morning we took him to get an x-ray of it. It turns out that he did not fracture it; it was merely a sprain. The suggested treatment was to keep it wrapped and put ice on it for a few days. We did, and he was feeling much better by that weekend.
That was one of those moments that could have gone either way. We could have been looking at a fracture which, of course, not only would have meant that he couldn’t play for a while, but would have kept him from doing a lot more than that.
Moments can sometimes be just that… moments. And then again, moments can sometimes have lasting consequences. They can cause effects that hurt for a long time. Such was the case for Adam and Eve in the garden; their moment of disobedience led to a legacy of sin and pain and agony… one that still has effects today.
But praise God: His one-time death on the cross defeated the effects of sin forever for those that believe in Jesus, and that ‘moment’ of His resurrection makes possible a victory we can have over death and hell.
There is a moment for me, at which I decided to trust His sacrifice on my behalf, and accept the gracious effects of it for my very own. That moment forever changed my destiny… and I want to take this moment to encourage any of you who have never had such a moment to consider this as an opportunity to do so. Take this time to talk to God and confess your need of Him. Open your heart and let Him come in and accept His grace-gift to you. And then tell others what you have done and share the good news with them. Experience the greatest moment of all today.

Daniel