Adam's Sin: Rebellion Against God

Adam's Sin: Rebellion Against God

Most os us live away from home. We are hiding as Adam did in the bushes of Eden.

There was a time when God's voice thrilled Adam's soul with joy and gladness, and he thrilled God's heart with joy. They lived in sweet fellowship with each other. God had lifted Adam to the very gates of heaven, had made him lord over all creation. I haven't a doubt that he had plans to raise Adam still higher - higher than the angels, higher than seraphim and cherubim, higher than Gabriel, who stands in the presence of Jehovah, and Michael, the archangel. But the man turned and became a traitor to God who wanted to bless him.
Gen. 3:8-9; 15, 17, 21; Job 31:32; Jere. 32:19; Romans 5:14; 1 Cor. 15:22, 45; 1 Tim. 2:14
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Adoration of God

Adoration has been defined as the act of rendering God honor, including in it reverence, esteem and love. It literally signifies to apply the hand to the mouth, "to kiss the hand." In Eastern countries this is one of the great marks of respect and submission. The importance of coming before God in this spirit is great and is so often impressed upon us in the Bible.

Newman Hall, in his work on the Lord's prayer, says, "Man's worship, apart from that reveled in the Bible has been uniformly characterized by selfishness. We come to God either to thank Him for benefits already received, or to implore still further benefits; food, raiment, health, safety, or comfort.

"Like Jacob at Bethel, we are disposed to make the worship we render to God correlative with food to eat, and raiment to put on. This style of petition, in which self generally precedes and predominates, if it does not altogether absorb, our supplications, is not only seen in the majority of the prayers of professed Christians.

"Our prayers are like the Parthian horsemen, who ride one way while they look another. We seem to go toward God, but, indeed, reflect upon ourselves. And this may be the reason why many times our prayers are sent forth, like the raven out of Noah's ark, and never return. But when we make the glory of God the chief end of our devotion, they go forth like the dove, and return to us again with an olive branch."
Gen. 28:17, 20:22:1; Kings 8:23; 2 Chron. 7:14; Neh. 15:9-4, 32; Psalms 29:2, 50:2; 96:6, 9; Dan. 9:4-7, 16; Mich 7:20; Luke 1:72; Rev. 5:12, 14; 7:12

~D. L. Moody~