God has loved us from the very beginning of time. In the first chapter of Genesis the at the end of each of the first five days of creation, God saw that "it was good." He was pleased with what He had made.
Something changes at the end of the sixth day – the day He created man. God said it was “very good." Mankind was the crowning glory of His creation.
God loved Adam and Eve just as He loves each of us. He walked with them in the garden in the cool of the evening. We can barely imagine the intimate relationship Adam and Eve had with God!
It must have been a wonderful thing to walk with the Creator! Our Heavenly Father has always wanted to be with us. I can understand that. Don’t we like to be with our children?
When babies are born into a loving family they are greeted with excitement and joy. Parents think their new baby is "very good." They love and teach them as they grow.
God cared for Adam and Eve in much the same way. He taught them how he wanted the Garden kept. Even after their fall, He showed His love for them when He made clothes for them.
Small children love to be with their parents. Little girls imitate Mommy and little boys want to be just like their Daddy. Those little ones follow their parents around everywhere. They are always seeking and learning.
As Christians we should desire to be with the Heavenly Father. We should understand our need for Him – for His love and protection. We need to always be seeking and learning too.
Christians strive to be like Christ. We try to live as He lived and love as He loved. We want to be close to Jesus – so that we can be close to the Father also. Jesus said, “No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6b
I don’t know how long Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden before they sinned. But we know God did not stop loving them. He did not stop caring for them. When Cain was born Eve gave God the glory as she said, “I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord.” Genesis 4:1b
God always loves us. We should never doubt that. In Luke 12:-7 we read where Christ told his disciples of God’s amazing care. “Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.”
Christ died for our sins so that we might be reconciled to God – so that we might have a home in heave some day – a home where the tree of life now is (Revelation 22:2). There we will have as close and pure a relationship with God as Adam and Eve did in the Garden.
Christ above all things - Robin
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