| If you have ever purchased anything online then this has probably happened to you. What looked so attractive online didn’t look nearly as good when it arrived at your home. Something counterfeit can look or feel authentic right up until the very moment you fully examine it. In Genesis 3:1-7, 22-23 we see Adam and Eve tricked into believing a counterfeit promise over God’s true blessing: Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’? ”The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’” “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. The promises of God can always be trusted. |
Prayer |
| Heavenly Father we come to you today knowing Your Word will never fail. We repent from when we have trusted the counterfeit promises of the world over Your promises. Give us clarity and understanding on how we can better accomplish Your good works on the earth. Amen. |
Action |
| Have you ever trusted in something counterfeit (money, relationship, career) hoping it would bring you joy? This week lay down those counterfeit promises to God and ask Him to realign your promises with His. |
DID YOU KNOW? – BREAK BREAD TRIVIA |
| The late Timothy Keller, author of the best selling book Counterfeit gods talks about the detour mankind has taken from God’s promises and how to return back to them. |
Beyond the Bread |
| Check out a new video supplement to the Break Bread Break Chains Devotional. I will be going more in depth on this week’s scripture text, Genesis 3:1-7,22-23. |
Frank Turner
Frank Turner is the founder of Break Bread, Break Chains and is the co-host of the following podcasts: Defund The Church, Relative Currency, Politically Entertaining, and Christ over Crypto. He is also the founder and creator of the op-ed site Fake News Syndicate.