Take up and Read
If you’ve never read, don’t own, Sally Lloyd-Jones and Jago’s (amazing illustrator)’ The Jesus Storybook Bible, read this, then click to buy. You don’t need children. She writes and he illustrates with the purpose of showing how every story of the Bible “whispers his name.” Still thinking about speaking into brokenness, I read this portion this morning. No more intro, read it. You’ll see why.
“As soon as the snake saw his chance, he slithered silently up to Eve. ‘Does God really love you?’ the serpent whispered. ‘If he does, why won’t he let you eat the nice, juicy, delicious fruit? Poor you, perhaps God doesn’t want you to be happy.”
The snake’s words hissed into her ears and sunk down deep into her heart, like poison. Does God love me? Eve wondered. Suddenly she didn’t know anymore.
“just trust me,’ the serpent whispered. ‘You don’t need God. One small taste, that’s all, and you’ll be happier than you could ever dream…’
Eve picked the fruit and ate some. And Adam ate some, too.
And a terrible lie came into the world. It would never leave. It would live on in every human heart, whispering to every one of God’s children: ‘God doesn’t love me.’
The Jesus Storybook Bible
