“But
the Lord God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the
garden —except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” – Genesis 2: 16 – 1
I READ some wise words by Charles Spurgeon recently. Perhaps I’ve
been alone in not fully understanding why God forbade Adam, and therefore all the
rest of us, from eating from the tree of knowledge, but let me share this
anyway. Spurgeon explained: “Let me not strive to understand the infinite
but spend my strength on love. What I cannot gain by intellect, I can possess
by affection... My Lord, I leave the infinite to You… put far from me such a
love for the tree of knowledge as might keep me from the tree of life.” To me, Spurgeon’s prayer clarified man’s need
for complete reliance on God’s infinite knowledge of right and wrong and His
limitless love. We must spend our lives loving, not trying to be know-it-all’s.
I hope that helps us learn from
Adam’s mistake.
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