I like two points Selwyn makes in today’s study. First, “the truth is that humankind has been turned out of the Garden of Eden, and there is no way back into it. Instead God has prepared for those who love Him another garden called Paradise, which will have all the blessings and more of the original Garden of Eden.” The praise point here is that Satan will not be in our new and eternal garden – we will never leave!
The second point, is: “While we are in this world we can expect to suffer the effects of the Fall. Criticism will hurt, people will let us down, death and disease will take their toll. In the midst of all this, however, God’s Spirit upholds us and keeps us buoyant (even if we are sad or despondent).” We are kept safe in His hands – as, was discussed yesterday, we may struggle but never drown.
As Selwyn says in his introduction, ‘the Holy Spirit, is the pledge of an eternity of delight’ with Jesus. I like to keep in mind, when the going gets tough, that we only have eighty or so years of this life to demonstrate our love for God while He has billions and billions of years to demonstrate His love for us; it kind of lightens the load when you think of it like that – do you agree?
Only a foretaste
I like two points Selwyn makes in today’s study. First, “the truth is that humankind has been turned out of the Garden of Eden, and there is no way back into it. Instead God has prepared for those who love Him another garden called Paradise, which will have all the blessings and more of the original Garden of Eden.” The praise point here is that Satan will not be in our new and eternal garden – we will never leave!
The second point, is: “While we are in this world we can expect to suffer the effects of the Fall. Criticism will hurt, people will let us down, death and disease will take their toll. In the midst of all this, however, God’s Spirit upholds us and keeps us buoyant (even if we are sad or despondent).” We are kept safe in His hands – as, was discussed yesterday, we may struggle but never drown.
As Selwyn says in his introduction, ‘the Holy Spirit, is the pledge of an eternity of delight’ with Jesus. I like to keep in mind, when the going gets tough, that we only have eighty or so years of this life to demonstrate our love for God while He has billions and billions of years to demonstrate His love for us; it kind of lightens the load when you think of it like that – do you agree?