And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. (Genesis 3:8 NKJV) Obviously, God had a relationship with Adam and Eve from the beginning. But when they fell from grace it not only affected them but all of those who came after. They were created to be eternal beings but because of their sin in the Garden of Eden, they now were cursed to die. (Genesis 3:19 NKJV) Just as we too must one day leave this earth. (Ecclesiastes 12:7 NKJV)

But ‘For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (John 3:16 NKJV) Therefore, because God already had a plan from before the foundation of the world was laid he’d already made provisions to once again have a relationship to man through his Son.

Throughout the scriptures, we find instances of this relationship being emphasized…

Throughout the scriptures, we find instances of this relationship being emphasized…Seek the LORD while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the LORD, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. (Isaiah 55:6-7 NKJV) But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. (Matthew 6:33 NKJV) For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.” (Matthew 18:20 NKJV) For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. (1 Timothy 2:3 NKJV) Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. (Revelation 3:20 NKJV)

Hebrews 11:6 goes on to say But without faith, it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. — Relationship.

Jesus comes along and dispenses with religion when he says “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: how he entered the house of God and ate the showbread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless? Yet I say to you that in this place there is One greater than the temple. But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” (Matthew 12:3-8 NKJV)

Yes, the Pharisees and the Sadducees knew the Word, but they didn’t know the God of that Word nor the power of He who was the Word…

Stay tuned next week for the conclusion. Thank you so much for your continued readership and support. Until next week…Blessings and Peace!

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