Genesis 3:17-18 KJV 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
Goat heads! Doesn't the very mention of them make you grimace? It does if you've ever stepped on one! And yet such painful little spikes come from a sweet looking little plant. When it blooms it's sweet little yellow flowers look so pretty, but they lead to something so painful! That's a picture of the snare of sin. Satan is a deceiver, he wants you to focus on the pretty fern like green leaves and sit among the lovely yellow flowers of your sin, but all too soon the sting of pain comes from the thorns of consequences. That's why Colossians 3:2 (KJV) tells us to “Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.” God only ever wants to protect us. His laws and instructions are truly for our good no matter what the world says to try and deceive us.
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