We were created to be part of God’s world. We are told “in his image” but we have no way of checking to see if that is true. It’s one of those things we have to take on trust, but again we don’t actually know what Adam looked like, do we? We ‘assume’ that he was much like us. We all inherit something from our predecessors, or so we are told. So what did we inherit from Adam? Sin. He made one vital mistake and got thrown out of the Garden of Eden, and it looks like we have no chance of getting back in because with the best will in the world we can’t stop sinning. So that’s it then. Might as well give up.
So we are going to do whatever we like and to hell with what happens once we are physically dead. Aren’t we? Well, as above, try as we may we keep making mistakes, getting it wrong. Every day there are times when we realise – oops! –we’ve done it again. I remember my mum saying, any number of times when I’d done something I shouldn’t, “Ooh. Our Jimmy! You didn’t did you?” Unfortunately on many occasions the answer was “Yes, Mum. I did.” Am, I getting any better? I’m not sure, but I am trying. Still, no chance is there.
You see, I’m wrong again. One ‘man’ came to earth many years ago. He taught people how to live together in harmony, and how to please God so we could be as He wanted us to be. So what did we do? We crucified him! Are we barmy, or what?? However, God knew that we would react in that way, and had sent His son to live and die as a token of His love and to redeem us from all our sins. This was His way of forgiving us and bringing us back to the true Garden of Eden living with Him. Hey! That’s one great big let-off.
Lord, thank you for your son, Jesus, and all that he has done for us. Help us to try to live to a standard more like him than we have done so far. Amen.
Jim Finch
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