It's time that the Chruch woke up! Part 2

When we read the book of Acts we come across various works of the Apostles and some of the early Church believers. It amazes me how things used to be. People used to gather everyday and break bread!

"And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart..." Acts 2:46

Let's look at this verse very closely. The people gathered daily at the Temple with one accord, meaning they had a oneness to start with. Believe me, getting people to agree is one thing and having them to continue in agreement is another. Everyone has got their own ideas and opinions, all of which may not necessarily be correct but they have it anyway. People view things differently and therefore understand things diversely, resulting in a vision that could be poles apart from yours. To me the only way to truly get oneness is by the Holy Spirit working through us. The disciples while they were with Jesus weren't exactly in agreement with one another. They constantly bickered on who was the greatest among them. It was like a Mr. Universe contest only the title here was who the greatest follower/disciple of Christ was. 

                    You see this problem exists in the Church even today. People vie for the attention to such an extent they would be willing to do anything to gain favour. Had people sought the Lord's favour, things would have been wonderful. People have huge complexes in the Church, they start comparing themselves to one another. Paul commented on this matter:

"For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. " 2Cor 10:12

Paul says those indulgent in such habits are not wise! Another colorful illustration of this is given in:

"For the body is not one member, but many. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?  If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?" 1Cor 12:14-17

Here we see that the foot is comparing itself to the hand while the eye is comparing itself with the ear. Paul sees the absurdity of the idea right from the start; however the foot and the eye is obviously unaware of their real problem. Why are comparisons being made in the Church? For whatever the reasons I do not think it is appropriate since Jesus never compared anyone to anyone. We find this even happening in home where parents begin to compare between their own children and even with other children. When we resort to this tactic, we rather sap the self confidence of an individual than build them up. There is much we can learn from Jesus in this area. Paul here is trying to tell the Church that each person/member is unique, having their own position and function within the body. No one is greater and none the lesser, rather all are equals working together to achieve the goal by allowing each member to use their abilities and gifts from there set positions. One of the keys to understanding this is to know your position first. Imagine this, if the eye were placed where the ear is would it be helpful to the body probably yes, if the body were that of a chameleon. How about, if the feet exchanged places with the hand? How would that look and how would it work? 

              People must realize their position first in order to be able to function. Brothers and sisters you are where you are for a function that God wants you to do. satan uses this ploy of comparison to bring disunity in the Body of Christ and unless we realize this, you and I may become victims of it. We can get hurt and do things rashly but that's not going to solve the problem. We need to recognize and approach this disease using spiritual weapons and not carnal ones:

"For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;  Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ..." 2Co 10: 4-5 

Never get provoked if someone is comparing you to someone else. You were made unique by the hands of God Himself

"I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well."  Psa 139:14

The psalmist knew this and that brought out the best in him. You must realize that no one is better than you, neither are you better than anyone. We stand accountable to Him alone, so let's not get into satan's trap.

Getting back to Acts 2:46, we see that the people not only met regularly at the Temple but they would come together to share meals at different homes. Truly, this is something that is missed today. Today we have no time to visit people, forget about sharing a meal with them. People need to be taught or told to visit people; they will not do it otherwise. What a sad state of affairs. We have hit rock bottom people! There seems to be a desire to fellowship but nothing really materializes. You might say, sure I do make visits and yes I do share meals with others. Good if you do. But how often does it happen? Does it happen with the same people or are many included? I came to a committed life in Christ seeing fellowship. In those days of my early believerhood, we met daily even if it was for a cup of tea, there were no prior appointments. I used to experience a love that I’d never seen or heard before. I praise God for giving me such an experience. This is why I am here today still in Christ. I therefore, have an example to follow and impart.

               I believe emphasis must be given to getting together regularly. Sometimes we forget the little things and emphasize the big ones. We forget to meet regularly but give more importance to an annual get-together. A Church that gathers regularly is far healthier than those who gather annually. When I say gathering I do not include Bible studies or prayer meetings. I truly believe if we can tap into this something really wonderful will happen in the Church; something not limited by our selfish natures. I am absolutely certain that God will work wonders if we only give Him freedom to.Be blessed everyone.

It's time that the Church woke up!

The church today is a far cry from what we read in the book of Acts. What has happened? This is a question I believe many of the faith are asking but alas though there are plenty of suggestions to go by no solution seems to be in sight. The question that really needs to be asked is what is the Church currently engaged in. The church seems to be taking a nap while satan is busy at work. Eve was caught by the serpent when she was alone. My question is where was Adam? The answer is that he was probably asleep under some tree! Most people haven't realized this but Adam knew the serpent way before God created Eve.

"And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him." Gen 2:19-20

"Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made." Gen 3:1

Please note that the serpent was a beast of the field and Adam is the one who gave this creature it's name. Funny how things go wrong when you're caught sleeping! This is exactly the predicament the church seems to be caught in. Knowing the danger that exists, we have altogether become blind to it. We are treading on dangerous grounds.
I have often come across the statement,"God is there, so no need to worry." from a whole lot of the household of faith. I find this statement quite amusing, in the sense people have begun to take God for granted. We are shying away from our responsibilities...so when finally things go wrong we dump the blame on Him, and this is exactly what Adam did...

"And He said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? And the man said, The woman whom Thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat." Gen 3:12

Imagine Adam putting the blame squarely on God, right to His face! I'd have my knees knock like drums if I were him. Adam should have been doing his job and when things fell apart he chose to blame God for giving him the woman; who in turn gave him the fruit. I guess this could be a reminder of what we do most often when things go wrong in our lives.
What does God have to say about all this? Had we asked this question earlier we would have been in a far better position than we are in now. satan has put us into a place where we don't see the flaws in ourselves and therefore are resistant to correction. The prophet Isaiah saw the sin in others until he had a vision of God and then he saw the sin in himself. If the church seems to resist correction then sadly Jesus isn't in it's midst. These are the last days and many are such who stray from the right path under to assumption that they are still on it.
I cannot comment on the any one congregation. God birthed the church through the Holy Spirit to do His will here on earth, achieving it not by the flesh but by the Spirit only. We now have strayed from this path of God and are doing all things by the flesh thinking it is spiritual. What's the proof that we're going by the flesh one might ask...the answer is simple: had we gone by the way of the Spirit, the church wouldn't be in the trouble it is in today. Peter when he stood up to answer the crowd on the day of Pentecost ended up bringing 3000 souls to Christ. In those days that was a big number. Today we,the Church, should have been in a better position; after all we have had almost 2000 years to grow but sadly the scene is now more pathetic than ever. We are currently in a situation that those inside the Church cannot differentiate left from right! People lap up whatever is preached to them. No one really knows the word or it's power. The Holy Spirit has become a subject of teaching and not one of personal experience. There was a clear move of the Holy Spirit in those days even in times of persecution. No one took God for granted. They chose to follow the instructions from the Lord so the Church progressed in leaps and bounds. Today we rather give excuses to God, who is not interested in them:

"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness... so that they are without excuse:" Rom 1:8,20

We see it one way while He sees it another...and we call ourselves the body of Christ. Think about it Christ wants to look right while we decide to look left. The problem with man is that he thinks he has become very wise, so wise that he cannot think beyond himself and to this God says:

"Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools..." Rom 1:21-22

The wisdom of man is directly disproportionate to God' wisdom. The sooner we realize and act the better it is for all of us. Another problem that man faces is that he has been slowly drifting from His presence. So,far has he gone that he has lost all sight of Jesus and the cross. Life has become a comedy of errors as we go by the way of the world to achieve results by trial and error. Jesus started something He saw it to the end and was able to say

"it is finished" John 19:30

He was led by the Spirit of God. Did you know that He walked with and in the Spirit of God as an example so that we might follow Him? So, the famous two words "Follow Me" were used so frequently by Him. We the church must be followers and not the leaders of Christ! We make plans and chart events and then pray asking Him to come minister and bless!It's peoples disobedience that gives God a bad name. Believe it or not the unbelievers judge God by the actions of believers!

"And when they entered the nations where they went, they even profaned My Holy name by saying to them, These are the people of the Jehovah, and they are gone out of His land." Ezk 36:20

This is a sad, sad state of affairs. We are responsible for what the people speak wrongly of God the Father. Both, Jeremiah and Daniel prayed asking God to forgive the sins committed against Him by their forefathers. I think it is time we too did the same. He died for us, restored us to a covenant relationship with the Father and in return we were to proclaim His praises:

"But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for possession, so that you might speak of the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous lights" 1Pt 2:9

Prayer
Lord guide us into the right paths. Lord show us where we have gone wrong that we may confess our iniquities and renew our stand in You Lord. Lord forgive the sins of our fathers, leaders and those who all went before us that today we may stand holy and clean before You. Your Blood has the power to deliver us from every sin and by it we can make war against those forces that war against us. We thank You Lord for You hear and answer our prayers. In Jesus mighty name we pray. Amen.


Unless we decide to do things right we will continue in the path that we are on. Lives are at stake and believe me, we really don't want to be caught at the wrong end.

"When I say to the wicked, You shall surely die; and you do not give him warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked one shall die in his iniquity; but I will require his blood at your hand." Ezk 3:18

The Lord is explicit in His words here when He says we'll be responsible for the lost to whom we did not give God' warning (word). Brothers and sisters we cannot give account for our sins how in the world are we gonna give an account for another. Therefore, the best thing to do would be to do as He tells us. The Church needs to wake up from it's slumber and get out into the world and the only way that's going to happen is if the leadership sits at His feet and receive instructions on how to win this land for Jesus. I encourage everyone to take a moment and look inside themselves and see if your on the right track. God Bless.

Decisions we make Part 5

How do would you feel being the odd one out? Most of us would feel uncomfortable just thinking about it. Let's consider Abraham who while in Ur of the Chaldean's (located in present day Iraq) did not have a bad life in fact he was quite well off, leaving for no apparent reason. Imagine the barrage of questions he would have had to face from friends and family alike. He would have said I'm moving because God told me to go to Canaan. People would have thought Abraham has gone mad...in fact I think they would have told it to his face! They would have made fun of him until the day he left. Regardless, Abraham continued in what he believed. He ended up pitching his tent at Haran for a few years until the death of his father Terah, following which he gathered all that was his and made his way to Canaan.

"And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came. " Gen 12:5

By now Abraham had become even more wealthier than before, in fact he had own private army to protect his possessions. Looking at his life one would wonder why he didn't want to settle down. These days we see people trying to settle down in their lives...you buy a house, a car, and maybe even a pet! Some begin to settle as soon as they get married...actually the only real settling that takes place is of fat around our waistlines! A man of God can never really settle, because it is God who tells him where to pitch his tent. Abraham would have again faced ridicule from those around him asking him if he was out of his mind. The reason it would have been hard was because there were hardly anyone in his day who would have even heard of the God the Father. To say that God (who was unknown to them) spoke to him, was like kids these days having an imaginary friend who tells them to do things...who would believe that such things might be true? Another man who would have really had a tough time would have been Noah. God told him that a flood was coming so build a boat. It would take this man the next 120 yrs to finish the task and while he was about it imagine the comments he would have got whenever he spoke about his conversation with God. We get so disheartened when people speak negatively to us, I would say none of us would have had to face negativity to this extant.
In life, I have observed that majority of the people make decisions that keeps them in right standing with the majority. People are afraid of being the odd one out, unless your one of those who don't really care what people think. The same is the condition of people once they come to the saving knowledge of Christ. It becomes quite obvious that most people in the church make decisions that are popular with the rest of the fold. Funny, how some people prefer to be right before people even if it means to be wrong with God so long as it sounds spiritual. Everybody wants to be blessed and be in an intimate relationship with Him, but what they don't realize is that there is a price to be paid. Many love to have the benefits without the pain attached. The question that arises is do I love anything else more than the one whom I confess to love. I say I love God but do I love anything else more than Him is the million dollar question.
There was once a young ruler who sought an answer from Jesus on what must he do to inherit eternal life. Jesus promptly said to keep the commandments to which the young man happy agreed since he has been diligently keeping them from his childhood. The young ruler would have thought that it's that simple to get into heaven! No sooner this thought would have crossed his mind Jesus asked him the unthinkable.

"Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich." Lk 18:22-23

I am sure the poor guy didn't quite get the importance of the question. Jesus said "Follow Me", these are the very words that drew the other disciple to Him and here is a person being offered to be a disciple of Christ and he blatantly refuses without giving it even a though for the love of money was too great in him.

"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service." Rom 12:1

The price we must pay is ourselves. I am to be a living sacrifice where I lay myself upon the Altar allowing God to consume the world out of me. It is indeed an ordeal but it is said that it is my reasonable service to Him. Paul puts it this way:

"Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ...I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. "Php 3:8-14

Jesus indicated the same thing when He said:

"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." Mat 7:13-14

Going along with the majority may actually prove fatal as King Ahab found out in 1Kings 22. God wants us to choose His ways and not what we think are His ways. We cannot fully grasp the wisdom behind His thoughts therefore let's leave it to Him. I must give up my will and chose to do His, Jesus is the greatest example of this statement. He obeyed God unto His death, God is not asking us to die like that but He is asking us to submit ourselves to the Holy Spirit, who will help us make the right decisions even if it means that I loose all my friends. People who refuse the accept Christ do not do so because they want to but rather fear of loosing out on acceptance from the people. Jesus faced the same situation in His time as well:

"Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue" Mat 12:42

Now had that young ruler accepted Jesus' offer he would have been an outcast in his society. Do we know how much society influences our decisions in life? We have given it more power than God in our lives. We need to change and change we must if we are to be fruitful to Him. I encourage one and all to be bold and of a good courage for the Lord thy God is with thee. Lay your desires and seek His and see what He can do. God bless

Decisions we make Part 4

How do I know that I am making the right decisions? Is it according to the will of God? I have often come across people asking me these questions. As a matter of fact I have asked it myself. To answer it I must first clarify the stand one needs to take to be sure. God when He brought the children of Israel out of Egypt He was guiding them through as a pillar of cloud by day and as a pillar of fire by night.

"And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night" Exodus 13:21

It is amazing when you think how awesome this would have looked. Frankly, one would think how easy the Israelites had it. They had no need to worry about making any decisions since God was right there before them taking them through the wilderness. Believe it, these people still had major problems. Was it because God lead them in a wrong way? Certainly not! there was no problem in the way God led them but rather in the way they heard God. They murmured more than they obeyed. The reason is simple, they did not like what they were asked to do. They did not realize that God was leading them even though they had such a huge thing (the pillar of cloud & fire) right in front of them. People like making there own decisions esp when it comes to their own lives. I believe their trouble was trusting God to lead them through. Their mind was not in agreement with the way God was leading them. Whenever God said something, they think over it and consider whether it is sound advice or not.
If we seek God guidance and leading only to disregard it in case we do not agree, then it is better not to ask it. We either trust Him fully or we do not trust Him at all. Faith is what is required to follow His instructions. Many a times His ways are contradictory to our reasoning but obedience is what He seeks.

"For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts." Isa 55:9

We cannot even begin to fathom His wisdom concerning anything. The greatest products to proceed from the greatest of minds cannot even begin compare to the complexity of a single cell. Therefore, where is the rationality in considering that we know better! Faith is something that begins with the word of God.

"So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Rom 10:17

To start making the right decisions we need to know what the Lord has said about the subject which we are considering. Which means that knowing the word of God is mandatory. When we face the need to decide, first check with the word of God and see what it has to say. Once we find His counsel then we are left with the decision to obey or not. Obeying His word would need me to acknowledge His word higher than mine. It requires humbleness on my part. It requires me to give Him priority. It requires me to have faith. When Peter saw Jesus walk on the water, he asked Jesus to bid him to come.

"And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water and he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus." Mat 14:28-27

Already the sea is boisterous and here Jesus is asking Peter to walk on water. Physical science disproves man's ability to walk on water. Yet, Jesus asks Peter to go against the very laws of nature! When the children of Israel fled Egypt they were being pursued by Pharaoh. They came to a point from where there seemed no escape. The Red Sea lay obstructing them ahead and Pharaoh closing in on them from behind. There was no escape. Moses begins to cry out to God. God' reply was nothing less than madness when rationally thought out.

"But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. Exodus 14:16

I wonder what would have I done had I been in Moses's shoes. Moses had two choices: to either surrender to Pharaoh and plead for mercy or to obey God in faith unconditionally. Laying aside his mental faculties, Moses obeyed God and performed a mighty miracle. Miracles happen when we obey God, He can lift us out of seemingly impossible situations.
The secret to making the right call is to know His word, then aligning our will to His word. Obedience to His word is the only way to keep ourselves out of trouble.

"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." Psalms 119:105

I encourage you all to take the word of God, which is in the Bible, and make it the standard upon which you decide how you live your life. God Bless you

Decisions we make Part 3

We have seen how Abraham unknowingly brought a blessing into Levi's life, when he gave tithes to Melchizedek, King of Salem and priest of the Most High God. I believe God guided his heart to give that tithe because Abraham is meeting this man for the first time in his life. I praise God that Abraham, with all his weaknesses was always in touch with God, therefore God calls him His friend

"...and he was called the Friend of God." James 2:23c

Sometimes, we get cocky with God and think all our decisions are guided by Him because He speaks to me and answers me when I call upon Him. King Hezekiah was one such a person. In 2Kings 20, we see that he was sick and nearing death. The prophet Isaiah walks in and gives him the news that his time is up so better get your earthly affairs ready, because it's time to go. Hearing the news Hezekiah breaks down, turns to the wall and cries out to God. God hears his prayers and sends Isaiah back with the news that Hezekiah's life is being extended by 15 years. On hearing God' decree, Hezekiah was ecstatic, but wanting a confirmation of God' word he asks for a sign. Believe it or not God turned back time by about 40 mins according to the sign asked by Hezekiah. Yes! God turned back time. Anyway a few days later an envoy from Babylon reached King Hezekiah with a letter from King Berodachbaladan, who was concerned for Hezekiah's health.
King Hezekiah was so happy that he was healed and had his life extended by 15yrs that he forgot all about God. He proceeds to show the Babylonian envoy all kingdom and his assets. Pride got the best of him at this point of time. As the envoy left, the prophet Isaiah confronts Hezekiah and tells him that a day will come when these same people will come a destroy his kingdom and steal all his assets and make his children eunuchs in the Babylonian court. Hezekiah's reply was something I found totally unbelievable.

"Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?" 2Kings 20:19

He was least bothered about what was spoken by the prophet. All he wanted was peace in his time. Are we concerned for only our well-being? What about those around us? What about our children? Do we really care? How selfish am I? We need to ask ourselves this. This prophecy uttered by the prophet was fulfilled to the letter 70 years later.
Let's not make light our our decisions today for they have far reaching consequences. We cannot always think that God agrees with all that I decide. It's time to reconsider the way we decide. The future of our children depends upon it. Let's seek the Lord before it's too late.

Decisions we make Part 2 (future implications)

The implications of partaking of the fruit of the Tree of knowledge of good and evil had not really dawned in either Adam or Eve, though God commanded them saying:

"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." Gen 2:17

The instruction was clear but the outcome was not. We so often sin, not really knowing the outcome of our disobedience. What one needs to understand is that by sinning one gives chance for satan to attack as the word says:

"...and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him."Eccl 10:8

The verse is explicit when it says that the serpent shall bite him if he breaks the hedge. The hedge here I believe to be the hedge put by God through His laws. We see that in the Book of Job, satan says that he cannot attack Job because God has hedged him in Job 1:10. He asks God to remove the hedge and Job will curse God. God has given us commands to keep us safe just as a father tells his children forseeing the outcome of a particular situation. Though the child fails to understand the reasons for the warnings, it does not become an excuse for getting hurt after disobeying the warning. It is therefore of utmost importance to know the word of God in order to make the right choices in life. It is for this reason that the psalmist says:

"Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee."Psa 119:11

Sinning gives satan the legal right to attack you, the Bible therefore says:

"Neither give place to the devil." Some translations render the verse as "nor give opportunity to the devil."Eph 4:27

Clearly we give him a reason to attack. Today we stand after blunderring so often only becasue His grace abounds toward us and not for any other reason. Let's not take it for granted.

Some of our desicions have long term efftects far beyond our realm of understanding. Adam's sin brought the whole world under the curse of sin and death. Had he known, he would have rejected the fruit. I would like to point out one instance of obedience that brought about a blessing. Abraham when he met King Melchizedek of Salem, he gave a tithe of all his plunder. This act was accounted to him to righteousness, Hallelujah. The further implication to this was that Levi, his great, great grandson was also considered by God to have tithed through Abraham:

"And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchizedek met him." Heb 7:9-10

If Levi reaped from Abraham's obedience, which was three generations before his birth, how much more can we bless our future generation from our obedience today! Hallelujah.Let us therefore, seek God that we not go wrong.Amen

Decisions we make

Every decision we make now decides the course of our lives in the future. So, it is of the utmost importance that one make wise decisions. Every decision has it's pros and cons. If everyone knew the outcome of every decision life would have been so much easier. There would be no fear of going wrong. Unfortunately, for us we can never really know what might happen until we begin to see the results firsthand. Adam was asked by God to do only two things basically...(1) to tend and keep the Garden (2) to eat of every fruit in the Garden except the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
Think over it, all he had to do was to tend and keep the Garden...no deadlines to meet, no targets to achieve, no body to push you around etc... Man is now becoming Eco-friendly or ecologically minded caring for his environment with great gusto. If man had kept in line with what God had told him, there would not have been problems today. Man took the wrong decision. He disobeyed by eating of the one, the one and only tree that God told him not to eat from. Talk about, biting off more than you can chew! This was one bite he never forgot and would regret for the rest of his life and the lives of those who would follow.
People often ask why did God put such a tree in the Garden in the first place if He knew the evil it would bring? This is a simple question, actually from a simple mind! reason being that people often rather blame someone else for their problems. The question that really needs to be asked is why am I in the situation I am in? The question is actually trying to put the blame on God, saying that He is unjust, unfair, uncaring and is without consideration for the weakness of man. Nothing could be further from the truth. God commanded him not to eat of this Tree, and it was Adam's total lack of judgment and discernment that led to his fall. Adam did not fall because of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, rather he fell because he chose to eat it's fruit! He took a wrong decision and he blamed God by telling God that the...

"The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat." Gen 3:12

When God made man He made him giving him free will, thereby giving man the freedom to choose. Traffic rules are meant to be followed for our own safety. It has been put in place by the authorities to ensure smooth and safe traffic movements. I can chose to drive rashly or not. Rash driving is a willful decision made by the driver knowing well that it can bring harm to him, to those in the vehicle with him and also those outside. An accident resulting from rash driving is the sole responsibility of the driver. It is pointless blaming the traffic rules, automobile manufacturer etc. Likewise, it is pointless to ask why God put this Tree in the Garden.
To me God made Two prominent trees in the Garden of Eden, one was the Tree of Life and the other being the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil. The Tree of Life was an even more important Tree than the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil. Eating it's fruit gave man immortality Gen 3:22. Both Trees to me indicate the pros and cons of our decisions to obey God or not.

"See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil.." Deu 30:15

God has given us laws for our good and not for our harm. So, I encourage all to seek His counsel before making every decision. He knows better the outcome and we ever will.

God Bless.