To better comprehend how very important the Word of God is, and really KNOWING it for yourself, let's look at Genesis 3:1-3:
1 NOW THE serpent was more subtle and crafty than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And he [Satan] said to the woman, Can it really be that God has said, You shall not eat from every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat the fruit from the trees of the garden, 3 Except the fruit from the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.
Is that REALLY what God had said concerning this tree? Let's look at Genesis 2:17:
17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and blessing and calamity you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die. AMP
GOD said that they would die if they ATE of the tree! Who do you think told Eve that she shouldn't even touch it? My idea is that Adam was so taken with his new "help meet" that he wanted to make certain that nothing happened to her, so he told her not to even touch the tree! Is that really a problem? It wasn't accurate, therefore it was not REALLY God's Word! When Eve touched the fruit and nothing happened, do YOU think it made her bolder to actually eat it? This scenario may or may not be true, but the bottom line is that the Word of God is powerful in itself and does NOT need us to add anything to it! In fact, we are warned against doing that very thing (Revelation 22:18). We all know what happened as a result! We NEEDED a Saviour! Thank You, Father, for Your wonderful plan of Salvation! Thank You, Jesus, for fulfilling that plan! Thank You, Holy Spirit, for teaching us what it means to US! Amen! Let's make this the year that we come to know and treasure the Word of God more than any previous year! You will be SO glad you did! Here is Hillsong with "Love Knows No End":
Shalom in Him!
