The Timing of the Fall

As we prepare to enter into this Season of Judgment, we want to understand that in spite of the pending Judgment that is set upon America for her gross insult and Disrespect of God through the legislation of same-sex marriage throughout this country, it's not going to be all destruction and dismay for everyone. Judgment does not mean punishment, it means Deliberation, Evaluation and Assessment. When a judge in a court of law renders a verdict, a judgment, that judgment can either be positive or negative, guilty or not guilty. So Judgment doesn't have to always be looked at with a negative connotation. That being said, there are some of us who will be judged by God, but by the Grace of God, the Judgment will be Favorable, not destructive. Hallelujah! (Exodus 12)

However, once God releases His Blessings upon His chosen people at His Appointed Time, there is a danger that follows this, and it's one for which we need to be prepared. Often times, after God blesses a person or a nation, they tend to get lifted up in pride and begin to turn away from God and ultimately turn against God. Don't miss the process. The people of God don't turn against God initially; they first turn away from God, then they turn against Him. This is what we need to be on guard against. The Blessings and Miracles that God has prepared for His people are going to be Awesome! We can't even fully imagine the Wonderful things that God has in store for those who have remained faithful and obedient unto Him (1Corinthians 2). Yet this is the time for which we need to remain watchful, for this is the Timing of the Fall.

When we look at the Fall of Adam and Eve, we want to keep in mind that not only were they sinless, but they lived in the very Presence of God (Romans 3). There was no defilement, no sin nature, no corruption, no perversion; nothing that was against the Divine Order and Will of God in the Garden of Eden. But somewhere in the midst of Paradise, in the midst of Perfection, Satan was able to get in and deceive the father of humanity to rebel against God and His Divine Will. But I want to say again, even though it's not explicit in the text, before Adam ate of the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, somewhere along the way, his heart had turned away from God. That's what allowed him to follow through and ultimately disobey God.

Another example of this is King Solomon. Solomon was the most Glorious king that Israel had ever known. The Glory of the Temple was unsurpassed like anything in the world. People from all over the world came to witness the Blessing that God had bestowed upon King David's son. Solomon was in what could be described as paradise. But what happened? He let the desire and beauty of women turn his heart away from God (1Kings 11). The scripture says that after this Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord (1Kings 11). Be not deceived saints. Your weakness may not be the opposite sex or some overt item of the flesh, but there's something about the human-makeup and the activity of Satan that makes us vulnerable to turning against God. But the Bible is true, Greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world (1John 4). So may we rejoice when the Blessing of the Father is Manifested in our lives. But let us also watch and pray concerning The Timing of the Fall.