DAILY READINGS: Gen. 25; Job 31; Matt. 13:24-43
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying… of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Genesis 2:16-17
Why did the Creator introduce a restriction into paradise? The answer is that He required obedience from His creatures. His word was final and man, as a moral being with a free will, was now being tested. Not only were the circumstances created to test obedience but the consequences of disobedience were clearly stated. The choice to obey or disobey God’s call to salvation is just as real today as it was in Eden. It will either be eternal life or eternal death! What is your choice? —Drew Craig
Choose now, just now for the Lord is here, and angels your answer await,
Choose, just now, while the call is clear; tomorrow may be too late! —R. T. Owen