Eve’s Regret

It was the most beautiful garden

 You had ever seen

My husband was the king

And I was the queen

I remember the day

I set my eyes on him

Back there was no lust

No hatred no sin

I recall God coming down

In the cool of the day

He would just commune with us

Even then that was His way

Those were lovely times

But O how I regret!

The folly I did then

A simple term I reject

It was not the “you can”

That was my trial

It was the simple “don’t”

That was used by Belial

He or it or whatever

Was in the garden too

He was smart and knew a lot

That I had wished I knew

Back to the garden though

Before I talk about him

Before meeting him

I hadn’t known sin

This garden was immaculate

Everything was clean

No garbage or litter

Was ever there seen

The trees were lovely

A tremendous variety

And the fruit on their limbs

Were divinely tasty

There was a particular tree

It was right in the middle

It was the tree of life

Sounds like a riddle

If only we had eaten

Of that tree instead

We would be alive all like now

Nobody would be dead

But that wasn’t the way

How things turned out

I believed Satan

And God did doubt

There was not much to do

But enjoy the scene

Everything was so pristine

So absolutely serene

I was out one day

When I saw this creature

Its colours were varied

And he spoke like a preacher

He knew what God said

And even more

O he was confident

And very self-assured

And there he was

In this particular tree

It was a tree to be desired

He soon made me see

I was so impressed

By his silvery tongue

In no time at all

My defenses were down

We had conversations with God

But nothing like this

The way Satan projected

Why, this was bliss

Don’t get tied up

About the kind of fruit

That is not the point

Just an offshoot

God had said, “Don’t!”

But Belial had said, “Do!”

God’s word receded

Satan’s word filled my view

I was captured

By his alluring charm

Eating that fruit

Could do me no harm

Even before I tasted it

It was sweet to my lips

So why not take a bite

And enjoy a delicious sip

So that I did

And the rest is history

Before, there was heaven

Now hell is a reality

Everything changed

In my mind it did

From that moment

Both Adam and I hid

Before there was no fear

We felt so strong

Now there was weakness

And a sense of wrong

Before all was good

Now there was evil

Yes, blame Adam and me

For the plight of all people

O how I regret

Having made that choice

Stopping by Satan

And heeding his voice

O how I regret

Having made that misstep

And a simple “don’t”

I decidedly reject

There were so many “cans”

And they all disappeared

That “don’t” was all that mattered

About all I cared

Satan’s word was a lure

God’s word is the truth

I was Satan’s fish

Now you have the proof

I shouldn’t have listened

But I did

And ever since that time

From God man has hid

But there is hope

Thank God for Christ

Who in the fullness of time

Made that sacrifice

For my sin and yours

On Calvary’s cross

We sold you out

But Jesus paid the cost

To redeem you and me

From the curse of sin

Praise be to Jesus

How I thank God for him!

Stewart Russell © September 2017