 | And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."
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 | And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But 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.
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 | The LORD God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die."
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Commentary
The story of God and his interaction with man begins and ends with a call to obey his commands. God has initiated a relationship of love and care with all of humanity, but his call for our obedience to his Word is central to this relationship. Great author and preacher Andrew Murray concerning obedience states, "Note how obedience to [God's] command is the one virtue of Paradise, the one condition of man's abiding there, the one thing his Creator asks of him. In the life of man, to obey is the one thing needful." We can praise God that he sent his own son, Jesus, to be our perfect obedience. He alone lived a perfect life so that we could receive the blessings of the Father. Because of Jesus' obedience, we now have the Holy Spirit to give us the life of obedience that the Father desires!
Today's Commentary by:
Caesar Kalinowski, Pastor, Soma Communities