Wednesday, May 27, 2009

THE GARDEN OF EDEN





And the lord God planted a garden in Eden; and there he put man whom he had formed.
[Genesis 2: 8}



When God created the earth, He got everything ready. He planted a nice garden with a lot of juicy fruits, it was only after everything has been set that He created Adam and brought him into the garden. He brought him into nice and pre-planned world where he didn’t lack anything. He only gave Adam the responsibility to tend and keep. (Genesis 2:15), not so Adam would have a job but as a means of livelihood, but to make him responsible. This is the reason your job is not your source, but an avenue for learning, responsibility, discipline and contribution.

God’s got a better plan for you than having you hustle and live on your salary. According to God’s word, we’ve been born to do “…those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us {taking paths which He prepared ahead of time}, that we should walk in them {living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live}”(Ephesians 2:10 AMP). There’s a prearranged, good life which God has ready for you to live in Christ. He planned for you!

Some folks act though God was taken by surprise by their birth. They believe as though, God’s got the entire angel running helter-skelter trying to sort things out for this ‘surprise package’ that suddenly emerged on the scene. They obviously haven’t read Ephesians 2:10. God is not scratching His head wondering what to do about you. He planned for your coming before the foundation of the world and provided you with everything you needed for life and for godliness (2 Peter 1:3) What the Lord expects of you is to trust Him and cast yourself on His word, for His Word is your sustenance. Your salary was never intended to sustain you, rather, it’s to provide you with seed for sowing. Remember that the one who brought you to this world surely have a good plan to take care of you, so trust Him with your life. That you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound in every good work (2Corinthians 9:8)


Scriptural reading:(Ephesians 2:10; Jeremiah 1:4-5)

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