Life in God’s Garden…….A Christmas story
“The Lord God planted a garden eastward in
Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed. V 9 And out of the ground
the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for
food. The tree of life was also in the
midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. V 16 And
the Lord God commanded the man, saying, ‘of every tree of the garden you may
freely eat;v17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not
eat of it you shall surely die.’” Genesis2:8-10, 16-18 NKJV
The Lord God created a beautiful dwelling place for us. He made provisions for all that we need in that garden. A place of rest and peace. In the midst of this garden is The Tree of Life (Jesus) and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. (The ills of this world and the enemy) Note: The tree of life (Jesus) stands in the midst of the garden…..In the midst of all that is around us….both good and evil. These are the trees of blessings and cursing. Blessed are we if we obey God’s voice and cursed are we if we do not.
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the
Sprit says to the churches. To him who
overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of
the Paradise of God.” Revelation 2: 7 NKJV
Adam and Eve disobeyed God and ate of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil and they were banished from the garden…..a place of
safety that God created for them.
“So He drove out the
man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the Garden of Eden, and a flaming
sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.” Genesis
3:24
God wants us to dwell in the garden of peace and safety He
has created for us. Through
disobedience and partaking of the ways of the world we will
be banished from His presence. However
in His mercy He prepares a redemption plan for us to once again partake of His
blessings and not evil. “For I know the thoughts that I think toward
you, says the Lord thoughts of peace and not evil, to give you a future and a
hope.” Jeremiah 29:11
He said to the serpent. “And I will put enmity between your seed and
her Seed: He shall bruise you head and
you shall bruise His heel………….l.” Genesis 3:15 God said Jesus our Redeemer will bruise Satan’s
head which is his highest part, the area of his evil dominion. Our Savior would trample him as He did at the
cross. Jesus cancelled all of Satan’s
plans and schemes once and for all at the cross, thus giving God’s children the
victory over the evil one.
God has indeed created and established for us a place of
safety even in this sinful world and even as the darkness increases there is
safety for the children of God. Through
the finished work on the Cross, sin no longer has dominion over us to rob us of
our blessings of enjoying God’s beautiful garden.
“Even so we, when we were children, were in
bondage under the elements of the world, but when the fullness of the time had
come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem
those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons, and
because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His son into your
hearts, crying ‘Abba, Father!’ Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son,
and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.” Galatians 4:3-7
We are no longer slaves to the commands and demands of the
sinful nature of the enemy, for we have been bought, freed, forgiven and made
victorious through the sacrificial death of Christ Jesus, our Precious Lord and
Savior. No longer is there a flaming
sword going back and forth to prevent us access to the Tree of Life…Jesus. Even as He breathed His last breath, the veil
of the Temple was torn that we may have direct access into the Holy of Holies
where the presence of our Father dwells…..now of course He abides within us,
His Temples.
The enemy entered the place of safety God created for us to
steal our joy, our health our peace and all our blessings. He came to kill us spiritually and
physically, to play with our minds, to confuse us with his lies and
deception. Note Father God said, “He will bruise your head----------What
he was trying to do to us, God reversed; He reversed the curse. Our minds are the center of our will. This controls our thoughts, perceptions and
way of thinking. A crown of thorns was
placed on our Savior’s head. His
persecutor’s were not only mocking him, by placing on His head such a crown,
but they wounded Him and symbolically tried to confuse Him not to believe who
He said He was… “The King of the Jews.”
The devil planted deception in Eve’s mind when he asked her.
“Has God indeed said, you shall not eat
of every tree of the garden?” Genesis 3:1b.
We are warned to be always on the watch.
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary
the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith knowing
that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.”
1Peter 5:8-9
This may not seem like a Christmas story, but this was
indeed the purpose of Jesus’ coming to earth.
He came to be sin’s sacrifice…..The unblemished Lamb of God. He was and still is the Most Precious gift
from God to all mankind that those who hear and believe may accept him and
receive eternal life and while on earth once again enjoy the blessings of
living in God’s Beautiful Garden. Even as the darkness increases, having the
Lord Jesus in our hearts allows us to spiritually live in His Garden of Peace.
As we delight ourselves in the laws and commands of our
Heavenly Father we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which
brings forth its fruit in its season.
Whose leaf also shall not wither….
See Psalm 1:3
Ezekiel 47:1&12
“And they brought me back to the door of the temple; and there was water,
flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front
of the temple faced east; the water was flowing from under the right side of
the temple, south of the alter. V 12 Along the bank of the river, on this side
and that, will grow all kind of trees used for food; their leaves will not
wither, and their fruit will not fail.
They will bear fruit every month, because their water flows from the
sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food,
and their leaves for medicine.” Ezekiel 47:1&12
Our Wonderful Savior has come to restore us to God’s
Beautiful Garden. To restore our Joy,
Peace, our relationship and communion with our Heavenly Father.
At His birth the Angles sang “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward
men!” Luke 2:14………………..Let us now go to
Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made
known to us.”
A Merry Christmas to all.
Pearlene
“God’s
Precious Pearls Ministry”
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