Coming to Life: 30-Day DevotionalНамуна

The Fall

Genesis 3 is one of the most sobering chapters in Scripture. It describes humanity’s rebellion against God, and it explains why our world is the way it is today. Eve and Adam looked at the forbidden fruit and judged it good in their own eyes. Rather than trusting God’s word, they trusted their own desire. With that one act of disobedience, sin entered the world, and death followed close behind.

Notice God’s response: “Where are you?” It is not the cry of an angry judge but of a grieving Father searching for His lost children. Sin had created distance, and shame drove Adam and Eve into hiding. Yet, God came looking. That’s the pattern we see throughout Scripture — a God who seeks and saves the lost.

Paul reminds us that Adam’s choice had cosmic consequences. Through one trespass, condemnation came to all. We are born into this brokenness. We feel its effects in fractured relationships, injustice, sickness, and death. The fall is not just their story, it’s ours. We all, like Adam and Eve, choose to go our own way.

But Paul doesn’t leave us there. The good news is that just as death came through Adam, life comes through Christ. One man’s disobedience brought death; one man’s obedience brought salvation. Jesus is the new Adam, undoing what was lost in Eden by His righteousness and sacrifice.

Even in Genesis 3, we see the foreshadowing of redemption. God promises that the seed of the woman will crush the serpent’s head (Genesis 3:15). From the very beginning, God’s plan of salvation was in motion. The fall explains our need; the promise reveals our hope.

This passage invites us to face the reality of sin honestly while holding onto the hope of Christ’s victory. Where Adam failed, Jesus triumphed. Where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more. The story doesn’t end in the garden of rebellion — it points to the garden of resurrection.

Reflection Questions

1. Where do you see the effects of the fall most clearly in your own life or in the world around you?
2. How does knowing Jesus as the “second Adam” give you confidence in God’s redemption plan?

Prayer

Father, I confess that like Adam and Eve, I often try to live by my own wisdom rather than Your word. Thank You for not leaving me in my sin but seeking me out with love. Thank You for Jesus, whose obedience and sacrifice bring life. Help me to trust in His victory and live as one who has been made alive in Christ. Amen.