Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Part One: Where ARE You? Genesis 3

Have you ever stopped and pondered what the Garden of Eden was really like? Earth in its glory. Perfection. God walking through the garden in the cool of the day. What was that like? What was it like for Adam and Eve to walk along in the cool of the day with God? I love that image. Fellowship and connectedness at its finest. What did they talk about? Did they marvel together at the "goodness" of what they beheld in that Utopia? I believe so.

Now, ponder for a moment the tragic turn of events as God meandered through the Garden. "Where ARE you?" he called out. The connection and fellowship broken. Did He ask because He didn't know that His prized creations were hiding and peering out from behind that bush? Or was He calling them out because they were behaving as never before, painfully aware of their nakedness and deeply ashamed? Oh, the crushing pain in that question, Where ARE you? For the first time, a chasm existed between Creator and created. A chasm that leaves creation unplugged from its source, writhing in unfulfilled potential and intention. And dying............................

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