I have finally figured out how old Adam and Eve were when they had to leave the Garden. They were six! At least that’s how they acted. I’m sure most of you heard or saw on the news this afternoon about the six-year-old little boy who somehow released his father’s experimental helium balloon. People thought he was in it but when it came down he was no where to be found. Thank God he wasn’t in it. Thinking he would be in big trouble he had hidden in a box in his attic.
“When they heard the sound of GOD strolling in the garden in the evening breeze, the Man and his Wife hid in the trees of the garden, hid from GOD. GOD called to the Man: ‘Where are you?’ He said, ‘I heard you in the garden and I was afraid because I was naked. And I hid.'”
We have been doing this ever since. Jonah tried to run away. God found him. The truth is we just can’t hide. Often times we want to but it’s quite impossible. Note Psalm 139:8-10, “If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.” I like the fact that the word “lead” is used and not “found” because we are never lost from God. We can be silly and stupid and think we have gotten away from Him. It can’t be done. He loves us so much He ever so carefully watches for any opportunity to win us back. Love is like that.
Written by Roger Bothwell on October 16, 2009
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