The Fall Deepens
And the man said, “The woman whom Thou gavest to be with me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate.” Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate” (Gen 3:12-13).
The three major perversions caused by the Fall were: 1) self-centeredness, 2) hiding, and 3) blame-shifting. If man had stopped at any of these points and begun turning back to God, the Fall would not likely have led to the depth of corruption to the human race that it did. If we will stop before this progression has fully developed, and turn to God, it will prevent us from likewise falling into a deeper problem.
When anyone sins, they will usually follow these same steps. First, they become self-centered, which causes them to try to hide, and start blame-shifting. The deeper the corruption, the more difficult it is to be helped out of our problems. The usual procedure for dealing with sin was dramatically demonstrated by President Clinton\’s response to the exposure of his affair. First he tried to hide it. Then, in a most interesting television address to the nation about the issue, he tried to actually pin some of the blame on the harassment of the special council. The whole nation seemed to recognize this fallacy with our President, but how often do we recognize it in ourselves?
- Command the star cluster Taurus to praise the Lord and reject and nullify every astrological prognostication influenced by the kingdom of darkness.
- This star cluster portends judgment on the earth. Prophesy that the judgments of God which are right will visit your territory starting with kingdom citizens in the Body of Christ, trickling down to every gate of society, so that the purposes of Jehovah will begin to flow. Psalm 19:7-11, Isa 26:9.