From the very beginning, God has given human beings a long leash on life, Genesis 2:15-17. God walked and talked with Adam, showing him the entire Garden of Eden. “All this is yours, but you cannot eat from the tree of knowledge,” verse 17.
God didn’t implant humans with a microchip to keep track of our whereabouts. Nor has the Lord surrounded us with an electric fence, shocking us when we wander off track. Rather, God only had one rule. Adam and Eve were free to go anywhere in the garden, doing as they pleased, He only asked them not to eat from the fruit of one tree.
Like almost every pet, curiosity created a lustful impulse to disregard what their master had said. As soon as enticement told hold of their heart, the beast inside of them is unleashed, causing a separation between them and their master. As for Adam and Eve, they were banished from the garden, Genesis 3:23, unable to have that intimate relationship with God.
According to Luke 19:10, Jesus came down from heaven to earth to restore what the first Adam lost. Jesus came to set us free, giving us free will to choose right or wrong, love or evil and obedience to God or disobedience, Galatians 5:13. However, while our leash on earth is still long, we shouldn’t misuse this freedom to indulge in the sinful nature. If you listen to the Spirit, Romans 8:10-11, you will be able to hear God knocking. When you open this door, Revelation 3:20, fellowship with God can be restored! Like Moses said long ago, the choice is yours, Deuteronomy 30:15.
by Jay Mankus
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