It would have been really rough to be Adam and Eve. I wouldn’t trade shoes with them for anything. They knew perfection. They saw God, and walked with him. They knew what it was like to not worry or think bad thoughts. In the garden, Adam never lusted after another man’s wife, and Eve never wished she could take back the mean things she said about her husband. Things were just right…just the way God intended. Why would that be rough? Why wouldn’t I want to know what that’s like? Because they also knew the depth of sin, and what it was like to be without God. Every day they woke up and stood on the outside of Eden, looking back and wishing things could be different. It must have been the most horrible feeling, knowing perfection first hand and knowing they would never make it back in. I wouldn’t trade places with them for anything.
Truth be told, we’re all a like Adam and Eve. There is a part of us that somehow knows that the world isn’t meant to be like this. That there is something more out there, that God wants things to be different. God created us with this longing…for a relationship with him. When sin entered, things broke. Most importantly, our relationship with God broke. BUT (I love adding the BUT), it didn’t stay this way. Jesus came and took away the power of sin over us, and we now can be restored to God.
You see, God is going to make all things like they once were. He sent Jesus to come and make a way to have a restored relationship with him. Eventually, the earth we know is going away and a new sinless earth will take it’s place. God even says in Revelation 21:5 that he is “making all things new”. That’s good news for us. That means that no matter how bad things are, they will get better for those that love and follow Christ.
When I get down, and wonder how things could get any worse…it’s helpful to remember that God is in the business of making all things new. My relationship with him can be fully restored!
This Sunday (11.01.09) we’ll be learning more about how God is in the business of restoring people and relationships to him.
peace
Romans 5:6-11
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Good stuff. Really looking forward to Sunday’s message