No Free Lunch

You have heard that phrase before ... "There's no such thing as a free lunch."  At no time in human history was this more true that that terrible day when Adam and Eve tasted fruit that was pleasing to the eye.  They bought into the enemies great lie ("you will be on par with God and will know good and evil like God does").  Note that only half the lie is untrue.  We  cannot, of course, be like God but we did gain that knowledge of evil.  God didn't desire that for us.  He had made us for the perfection in the garden, filled with His good things and following the perfect order of the original creation.  I wonder what it was like to be the first that lost their innocence by believing that something that looked and tasted so good could cause that much destruction?  I wonder about the look on their faces as all sorts of unpleasant thoughts and visions passed before their eyes for the first time?  Maybe it was like the sudden shock of knowing my anger caused pain for another person.  My selfish outburst caused another to run from their faith.  My gossip caused someone to leave their church.  My encouragement caused someone to leave their marriage.  My bad behavior led another to think similar behavior was consistent with their Christian faith.  My apathy gave another the permission to become a lazy Christian.  My witness became and excuse for another to be a Sunday-only believer.  My sin led another into sin.  That is the story of the fall.  We are sons and daughters of Adam and Eve.  Sin is second nature to us.  But God says, "remember your first nature ... the way I made you.  You were all made in the likeness of God but I desire you to grow into the likeness of Christ."
So spit out the apple.  Tell Satan to go packing.  You have been bought with a price.  Let this be a day you exercise your free will to say yes to God and no to evil.  Let God make a change in you and in how you do life.  When Satan tells you the fruit is pleasant and pleasing to the eye tell him you are on a diet.  You will be glad you did!