Prayer: Jesus
Christ, Lamb of God, You take away the sins that we have committed
in thought, word, and deed. Grant us
Your peace. Amen.
Westminster Confession of Faith Shorter Catechism
Question #15 “What was the sin whereby
our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created?”
Answer: “The
sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created,
was their eating the forbidden fruit.”
Genesis 3
Estate. Today
the word estate means an area or land.
If you follow the BBC TV show “Top Gear”, the word estate means an Estate Car. A car that has a huge backseat and area for
storing/transporting stuff. But
this is not the meaning in the Shorter Catechism. The word “estate” here means condition or state of life. God created Adam and Eve to be whole people
who knew God’s goodness and love. God told them to not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil for if they ate of it they would surely die. Through the Genesis 3 reading, we know that Adam and Eve did eat of the tree
of knowledge of good and evil. Once
they did, they suddenly were aware of
good and evil…. while God had created Adam and Eve to be whole, God had not created Adam and Eve to know all
the negative things that cause us pain.
Through eating the forbidden fruit,
Adam and Eve now knew of fear,
evil, sin, darkness, and sadness.
We too know of good and evil but we are
redeemed. God gave us His son as a
sacrifice for all our sins. Through this
sacrifice, we are forgiven. And of this sacrifice, we must always give God thanks.
Today, write
down three things that you are thankful for in your life. Lift these three items up to God in
prayer.
Prayer:
Amazing God, we thank You for
forgiving all our sins through the sacrifice of Your Son. We thank You today for three things in our
lives; _______________ and ________________ and __________. Hear our petitions Lord. May we live out this day in Your glory and
Your love. Glory to You Lord Jesus
Christ. Amen.
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