As I was sitting
in the beauty salon waiting for my turn, I started thinking about a few things
that might make you roll your eyes, but to me they are kind of curious. With
everything that is going on in our world today, especially another war, most of
which is really nothing new, since there have been wars and conflicts since the
beginning, I began to ponder some things. I started thinking about the Garden
of Eden. God set it up perfectly so that Adam and Eve would be in the chips
with no worries.
Now, here is
where it gets interesting, at least to me. God knows everything before we even
think or say it. Therefore, since he created those two as humans, he had to
know that they had shortcomings because they were not perfect, like he
is. So, when he left a temptation, a specific fruit, and declared it off
limits, he was testing their belief and faith. Then, when he returned to the
Garden (remember they never saw him, they only heard him, yet, they did see and
hear the slippery snake devil who convinced them to go ahead and fall into the
trap), he had to know that they had disobeyed what he had asked them not to
do.
He could have
destroyed them at that point, but instead he chose to show them that there are
consequences to our actions, which leads us to the way our human race is
today. And as humanity went on and still did not get the message, he
decided enough was enough and gathered a few people to build an ark because he
was about to flood the earth and destroy everything. This introduced the second
stage of our existence. Once the floods receded, a new set of humans were going
to start.
Stage 2: This
time, however, God sent his son in human form so that everyone could see and
hear directly from the savior, rather than depend on the earthly dreams of
others, or on the prophets forecasting about and describing who God is.
(although there were some that were good at interpreting dreams) – all the
things that HE was all about.
You could touch,
hear, and watch all the wonderful things Jesus did. He healed many, fed
the masses on a hillside with just a basket of bread and fish. (I wonder if
that fish was cooked. Could be the beginning of sushi I suppose). But I
digress. In addition, he raised some from the dead. He spoke to that crowd
without any audio system, yet all heard him clearly. So, he continued telling
and showing everything there was to know about his father, God. Many got
the message, but some did not. We can only imagine that those who didn’t,
simply weren’t convinced He was a savior, or were merely scared of what would
happen to them if they spoke out in agreement with his teachings. So, as
the story goes, he was crucified for being a good guy, never doing anything
wrong, and just doing what his father asked of him for our benefit. Again, God
was testing everyone.
Stage 3, as I
would like to refer to it, is where we are today. We have been given
everything from the beginning to this point in time. Granted, we cannot
hear or see God, or his son, but we were left with two things; first, a holy
spirit that kind of gives us a shove when we need it, if we take the hint, and
a manual that covers everything we need to know about how things were, how to
correct things, and what will be – the Bible.
And, may I add, having a free
will is wonderful, but it can be tested repeatedly, every day. The key to
surviving the hazards of falling into a sinful pit is to check our attitudes of
gratitude and keep in mind how much our savior suffered to forgive those sins. Although
it’s often difficult to follow all the teachings of God, when we remember the
sacrifices He made for us, we should realize it was a lot more difficult for
Him.
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