Transformation__February_2018
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Eve:<br />
A woman who acted<br />
out of her own free will<br />
She was the first woman, wife and mother on the face of<br />
the earth. She is known as the mother of all living. Little<br />
is known about her but much can be learnt from her.<br />
In Genesis 2, God decided it<br />
would be good for Adam to have<br />
a companion and a helper. He<br />
made Adam to fall into a deep<br />
sleep and God took one of his<br />
ribs and used it to create Eve.<br />
She became Adams helper, the<br />
one who would complete him and<br />
together accomplish the purposes<br />
of God on earth. Through Eve,<br />
God brought human relationship,<br />
friendship, companionship and<br />
marriage into the world.<br />
Eve and her husband lived in the<br />
garden of Eden. She was the one<br />
the serpent approached and<br />
deceived. The scriptures tells us<br />
that the enemy comes to steal,<br />
kill and destroy. He has been on<br />
this mission since the beginning.<br />
He approached Eve ready with a<br />
perfect B y J a splan o n P ato r k eexecute r his mission.<br />
Sin did not exist during this time<br />
and Adam and Eve enjoyed closer<br />
and intimate relationship with God.<br />
He had given them instructions on<br />
how to make their stay in the<br />
Garden worthwhile and as long as<br />
they obeyed, everything was in<br />
perfect order.<br />
The serpent in its craftiness came<br />
in and deceived Eve through<br />
manipulating the word of God. He<br />
convinced Eve that God did not<br />
really mean what He said thus<br />
portraying God as a liar and<br />
causing her to think twice and in<br />
the end doubt God. He deviated<br />
her from the truth of God and<br />
made her focus on one thing she