Temptation

Consider Eve for one moment; she walked in complete security, a man she loved by her side, perfectly suited for her a match in every way.  She lived in a place a beauty, a paradise without discomfort or displeasure.  She walked alongside God in the evening; in complete fellowship and unity.  And she let that all go for temporary pleasure, for temptation.  Was the tempter that convincing?  Was his form that persuasive?  Did boredom compel her forward?  Was it his seductive manner; his questions that pierced to her heart, arrows of doubt?  Whatever it was, he was effective.  So much so, that in an instant, her live, our lives, changed forever.  And if she, in complete comfort, fulfillment, and ease, could so quickly be swept away, are we without hope? The story doesn't end there.  The biblical account continues through legends of heroes and fatal mistakes.  Through generation and again generation until a change of course.  Jesus was born.  And "God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." God made Jesus sin.  Our sin.  Yours and mine.  Jesus took on our sin that we may become righteous.  The point isn't that we are tempted, because we've observed that in perfect comfort, we fall.  The point is that we are saved.  Again and again.  All we need to do is repent and seek him.