你做的是甚么事呢？
"直认无讳，身心泰然。"这句话虽然不是圣经中的箴言，但它却符合圣经的教导。神问夏娃："你做的是什么事呢？"这个问题在每一个罪人的心灵中产生了共鸣，夏娃回答说："那蛇引诱我，我就吃了。"这是人类历史上第一次的认罪。她深知神知道，否认是于事无补的。
夏娃认了罪后，因为人犯了罪，神便裁定蛇（撒但）、人类、和受造物的刑罚。蛇必用肚子在地上行走，后来又被夏娃的后裔压伤（当耶稣为我们战胜罪和死时－罗马书 8:1-4）；生产本来是女人的特权，现在她们生产必多受苦楚，而她们仍然会恋慕丈夫；耕种本来是神吩咐人管理衪的创造的重要差事，现在他们却要非常劳苦工作，才能从地里得吃的；他们的身体最终会死亡，他们本是尘土，仍要归于尘土。
然而神仍施恩给他们，衪用动物的皮做衣服给按衪形像被造的人穿。衪又把他们赶出伊甸园，衪这样做不是要惩罚他们，乃是要保护他们，不致永远活在罪中和永远与神隔离。
先要认罪才可得救。像亚当和夏娃，我们都犯了罪。我们需要天天回答神问夏娃的问题，好叫我们能在恩典中成长。"你做的是什么事呢？"坦诚回答，令身心泰然。
父啊，我们在祢赐的生命中背叛了祢，求祢因耶稣的缘故赦免我们。阿们。
创世记 3:13-24
13耶和华神对女人说："你做的是什么事呢？"女人说："那蛇引诱我，我就吃了。"
14耶和华神对蛇说："你既做了这事，就必受咒诅，比一切的牲畜野兽更甚！你必用肚子行走，终身吃土。
15我又要叫你和女人彼此为仇，你的后裔和女人的后裔也彼此为仇，女人的后裔要伤你的头，你要伤他的脚跟。"
16又对女人说："我必多多加增你怀胎的苦楚，你生产儿女必多受苦楚。你必恋慕你丈夫，你丈夫必管辖你。"
17又对亚当说："你既听从妻子的话，吃了我所吩咐你不可吃的那树上的果子，地必为你的缘故受咒诅，你必终身劳苦，才能从地里得吃的。
18地必给你长出荆棘和蒺藜来，你也要吃田间的菜蔬。
19你必汗流满面才得糊口，直到你归了土，因为你是从土而出的。你本是尘土，仍要归于尘土。"
20亚当给他妻子起名叫夏娃，因为她是众生之母。
21耶和华神为亚当和他妻子用皮子做衣服给他们穿。
22耶和华神说："那人已经与我们相似，能知道善恶。现在恐怕他伸手又摘生命树的果子吃，就永远活着。"
23耶和华神便打发他出伊甸园去，耕种他所自出之土。
24于是把他赶出去了，又在伊甸园的东边安设基路伯和四面转动发火焰的剑，要把守生命树的道路。
What Is This You Have Done?
"The LORD God said to the woman, ‘What is this you have done?’" - Genesis 3:13
"Confession is good for the soul." This is not a biblical proverb, but it flows from the Bible’s teaching. God’s question to Eve resonates with every sinner’s soul: "What is this you have done?" Her answer is history’s first confession of sin: "The serpent deceived me, and I ate." She knew that God knew. No use denying it.
After Eve’s confession, God issued judgment on the serpent (Satan), on human beings, and on creation because of human sin. The serpent would slither in the dust and later be crushed by Eve’s offspring (when Jesus conquered sin and death for us—Romans 8:1-4). Childbirth, the woman’s unique privilege, would include severe pain, yet she would still desire her husband. And farming, humanity’s high calling in caring for God’s creation, would now include backbreaking work to produce the food people had to eat. Then eventually their bodies would die and return to the dust they had come from.
But in an act of grace, God clothed his imagebearers with animal hides. And he evicted them from Eden—not as punishment but to protect them from living forever in sin and separation from God.
Salvation requires confession. Like Adam and Eve, we all sin. The question God asked Eve needs to be answered daily so that we can grow in grace. "What is this you have done?" An honest answer will be good for the soul.
Father, we have disobeyed you in this life you have given us. Forgive us, for Jesus’ sake. Amen.
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