It's Attracting.

Genesis 3:6
6 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.

This is a very notable part of the passage with Adam and Eve. No matter how many times I read it, I still cringe. You know, the dramatic irony that you see all the time, such as when you watch a movie and know someone is going to do something stupid, yet all you can do is watch one suffer in utter agony?

Adam and Eve had until now to ignore the serpent and turn away. Most importantly, they could have trusted God. The serpent tempted Eve so that she'd disobey God. She didn't want to trust God. No...don't do it Adam and Eve!!!!!!!!

Why did Eve go for the forbidden fruit? It simply looked good. As I mentioned yesterday, we tend to be very curious people and don't know how far is too far. This is one of those scenarios. Sin looks so good which is primarily why it's so bad. We're lured into the tangled net.

In addition, Eve envisioned a beneficial experience if she ate the fruit even though it wasn't coming from God. Who wouldn't want to have wisdom?!?! Eve came to the conclusion that wisdom couldn't be obtained from God. Eve's delusional here because not all things look good after a while. Just because sin is wrapped in a nice present are you going to accept it? Remember that the truly good things come from the one and only God himself. Have you ever been tricked into believing that you can find good outside of your path with God?

Let us see past the beauty of sin and to its ugliness under the surface. A life with you is the way, Oh Lord.