“Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?” Genesis 3:1 (NKJV) The story of humanity’s fall is often described as a loss of glory, and indeed, …
“Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?”
Genesis 3:1 (NKJV)
The story of humanity’s fall is often described as a loss of glory, and indeed, it was. But at its core, the fall was also a loss of faith. Before the serpent came, Adam and Eve lived in perfect trust and obedience to God’s word. They walked with Him in intimate fellowship, straddling the physical and the spiritual. Faith was the bridge that connected them to His voice and sustained them in dominion.
But when the serpent questioned what God had said, everything shifted. Instead of holding fast to the truth, they entertained another voice. Doubt crept in. Trust dissolved. And in that moment of disobedience, humanity fell not only from glory but from faith. The posture of full confidence in God was broken, and the consequences have echoed through every generation since.
This truth reveals why faith sits at the very center of the Christian life. To walk with God, we must believe Him. Faith is not optional; it is the essence of relationship with God Himself. Scripture makes this clear: “But without faith it is impossible to please Him” (Hebrews 11:6 NKJV). When Israel rejected God’s promise in the wilderness, He lamented, “How long will these people reject Me? And how long will they not believe Me, with all the signs which I have performed among them?” (Numbers 14:11 NKJV). Unbelief grieves the heart of God because it denies His integrity and ability.
This is not just a story from the distant past it is the challenge of our present lives. When faced with a negative medical report, will we cling to His promise of healing or surrender to fear? When finances are stretched thin, will we still trust His provision or dismiss His word as unrealistic? When the future looks uncertain, will we lean on His promises or on our own understanding? Every choice reveals whether we are walking in faith or repeating the failure of Eden by falling from it again.
The fall was a fall from faith, but the cross is God’s invitation back to faith.
Faith is powerful because it restores what humanity lost. Through faith, we regain the connection between heaven and earth. Through faith, we override the limitations of the natural and operate in the realm of the Spirit. Faith is our means of exercising dominion in Christ, just as Jesus declared: “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father” (John 14:12 NKJV). To believe is to reclaim what Adam forfeited to live again in the reality of divine partnership.
We must therefore guard our hearts against doubt and unbelief. Doubt may shake us, but unbelief silences faith completely. Each time we choose not to believe, we are not just questioning circumstances we are challenging God’s word. Yet every time we choose to believe, even against the odds, we bring joy to His heart and position ourselves to experience His glory.
The fall was a fall from faith, but the cross is God’s invitation back to faith. In Christ, our confidence in God is restored. Through faith, we once again walk in fellowship with Him, exercising the dominion He intended from the beginning. And as we live by faith trusting His word above sight, emotion, and circumstance we honor Him, manifest His kingdom, and bridge heaven and earth once more.
Song
Show Us the Ancient Paths
Tom Inglis
Prayer – Lord, I thank You for opening my eyes to see faith as the foundation of my walk with You. Forgive me for the times I have doubted or refused to believe. Today, I choose to hold firmly to Your word. Help me to live in faith, to please You, and to exercise dominion as You intended from the beginning. Restore me fully to the place of trust, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Bible in 1 year: Haggai 1-2; Revelation 17
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