When Adam and Eve were kicked out of the Garden, they faced an enormous challenge. They were facing a life where they made their own
destiny – for better or worse. They didn’t know what they were doing, any more than any of us – less than us, since they were the first people
to face problems! All they knew was that they didn’t want God to decide for them.
Adam and Eve were suddenly faced with the great questions that their children have been trying to find answers to ever since; Who
am I? Why am I here? How can I live after death? How can I be blessed without repenting and obeying the God who drove me from
Eden?
So try to picture yourself as an intelligent, reasoning individual seeking meaning for your life. What causes drought? What causes disease?
You obviously know nothing of germs and hygiene, weather patterns and sunspots. All you know is that sometimes bad things happen and
sometimes good things happen.
More importantly, what happens when you die? Put yourself in Adam’s shoes. How do you find hope for your eternal future without God?
To answer these questions, they had only the world around them, things they could see and touch. And if you stop and think about it, putting
aside religion, mysticism, and tradition, all good things in our universe can ultimately be traced to a single source. A source clearly and
demonstrably good, scientifically provable in a way God never was.
God is not here. We cannot see Him. Some claim they have seen or heard Him, but WE haven’t – you and I. Their claims often don’t make
sense, and disagree with each other. So at best, to the cold, reasoning mind, God is a question mark. But the sun warms our face. The sun
makes crops grow. Brings longer days, better weather. Quite literally, the sun brings life to us.
Once man was kicked out of the Garden, they did not see God regularly, if at all. But the sun was always there, every day. It was a constantly
visible source of light and heat. It required no faith to believe in the sun, it was simply there, watching over them, making their lives better,
being “a lamp to their feet”.
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