From guilt to peace with God
EXHORTATION through the BOOK OF LIFE
Scripture to ponder on:
“So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.””
Genesis 3:10 NKJV
*FROM GUILT* 😭
*TO PEACE WITH GOD* 🕊️
In the Garden of Eden, the Bible declares that God lived in communion with Adam and Eve, like a father with his family. Unfortunately, one day, Adam believed Satan's lie, who had promised him that he would be like God. But Adam was already like God (Genesis 1:26-27). The fear of the light (for God is light) took hold of them (Adam and Eve). Immediately, they fashioned something They hid their nakedness because they had lost all divine dignity.
Once they believed this lie, the nature of God within them, which had given them access to divine communion, departed. By the mere act of obeying him, Satan transmitted his nature to them, and it became their own (1 Corinthians 6:16). For Adam, the fear of death, which had been unknown to him, then became a reality. He now had to survive by the sweat of his brow (Genesis 3:17; Romans 3:23).
Adam could no longer come to God. So the Father wanted to know the reason for His beloved's absence, like a parent who, returning home, calls his children. The Lord God called to the man and asked him, “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9). But the wonderful news is that God, in His immense love, has found a way to restore the lost fellowship with His children through the work accomplished by the Lamb of God (Hebrews 2:15).
Today, you have eternal life (John 17:3). You have God's unmerited favor (Romans 5:17). You have free access to God. You have the nature of God that Adam had lost. With this knowledge, you can face all of Satan's attacks, whether they come from the mouths of others, or from your own conscience, or... By your very identity, you are an heir of God (Galatians 4:7; Ephesians 1:3).
Come today and experience the fullness of your inheritance by meditating on the two covenants to understand what is yours.
Jesus’ beloved !
AMEN & AMEN 🙏🏾🙏🏾!!