Genesis 3:16-19

Genesis 3:16-19 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. Because Eve was deceived and because Adam was in clear rebellion, God had to judge mankind for their sin. But God had to curse the ground for Adam’s sake. From then on, Adam would have to work hard to get the ground to yield its harvest. Adam would plant his garden and thorns and stickers would grow up and choke his harvest. Adam had to pull weeds and root out the thorny briars along with the thistles and other weeds from his garden. Adam and Eve had a good life because of God’s goodness. But because of their sin, they were separated from God. So they had to work on their own to provide their food. And just like Adam, God blesses us too. But often we don’t appreciate God’s goodness. We don’t thank Him and appreciate His goodness to us. Often we don’t realize that God give us so much every day. God was good to Adam and Eve, and God is good to us!