The Bible doesn’t really tell us why Satan tempted Eve instead of Adam. But Genesis 3 tells us what Eve wanted. Eve looked at the tree in the middle of the garden and saw that it was beautiful. So she must have decided it had good fruit on it, too. When God talked about his creation, he said, “It is good.” God knows what is good.
Now, instead of trusting God to decide what was good for her, Eve looked at the tree and wanted something she didn’t have. She made the mistake we all make in grabbing for what looks good to us instead of accepting what God has provided. From the beginning of time God has provided all the good things we need. We just need to trust him.
Do you remember times when you thought you knew what was good for you, but your parents knew better? Loving parents save their children from making bad choices.
God wants the best for all his children because he loves them. God is so wise that even adults are like children in his sight. That’s why adults and kids need to trust God. God is good, and he wants only good for his children.
Think About This: Adam and Eve could have kept living in a perfect place if they had obeyed God.
Memorize This Truth: “So the LORD God forced the man out of the Garden of Eden to work the ground he was made from” (Genesis 3:23).