It's As Simple As That.

 Genesis 3:4-5 "You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman. "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

We often think of this moment as the failure of Adam and Eve to obey God's command in action. While there is truth in that, this was more than just a simple obedience test. It was Satan's first step in putting distance between God and man. However, this leads to the beautiful path of redemption. We see the first step in redemption comes quickly when the guilty pair respond with blame to God's question of "have you eaten of the tree." That's right, the first step of redemption was responding to the truth with blame. What do I mean? We are able to recognize our need for God when we have done something wrong. Whether we take the blame or not, the very fact that we are blaming someone means we know we messed up. But the blame game isn't really about the action. Oh, we may not want to experience the consequences, but it's more than that. The heart that blames is the heart that is convicted. What does that action say about who I am deep down. We look for anyone anywhere to avert the attention from ourselves and take the fall on our behalf. Strangely enough, when Jesus offers Himself we are often quick to reject Him and try desperately to do it on our own. Think about that! Our hearts need to change so our actions will change, but this type of heart change can only come from the Creator. He knows who He created you to be. Let Him show you who you are. He'll do the work in you. It's as simple as that.