A tree brought sin into the world and a tree took our sins away.
A Tree… Have you ever thought about how a tree has impacted our lives?
Adam ate the fruit from the forbidden tree that brought sin and shame to the world. This single tree that God told Adam and Eve not to eat from. Temptation will always be there even in the beginning of time. It’s part of our human nature that we have to strive to fight against. We do this by digging into the Bible, so we know the truth. We go to church and groups to be together with each other. We hold each other accountable and grow with each other.
Finding the right people to do life with is critical, but we also have to get out of our comfort zone to go out the people who are not like us. This is where Jesus came in. Jesus hung out with all the “wrong” people. He gives us the example of being able to avoid temptation and hang out with the people that need to know God.
There was another tree that made the BIGGEST impact to our lives. That’s the tree that was used to make the cross that Jesus died for our sins on. Jesus died so we could be saved. That would enjoy forever with God by his sacrifice. He was the ultimate sacrifice that we can never be worthy of. Jesus makes us worthy in God’s eyes. Jesus gave us grace so we must give grace to others.