here is what you are free to do…

GOD put adam in a garden. then GOD gave him a command.

GOD said, “I want you to look at that tree of knowledge of good and evil. don’t eat from it.” as HE gives him this command, GOD gives us a pattern for all the commands that HE gives to us. first HE says, “you can eat of all the other trees. you’re free to do that. but don’t eat of this tree.” that’s the pattern for GOD’s commands in the scripture. HE says, “here’s what you are free to do. here’s what will make you happy. just don’t do this one thing. that will make you miserable.” and guess what we always want to do?

GOD’s not trying to keep us away from something good; HE’s trying to protect us from the hurt that HE knows comes from sin in our lives. HE says, “here’s all the things you can do. just these other things stay away from because there’s no joy there.” the more i grow as a believer, the closer i get to HIM, the more i realize that HE’s just doing it for my good.

HE gives then a command, what we’re free to do and what we’re not free to do. the things that we are free to do are the things that we’re designed to do. they are sort of GOD’s specifications for our lives.

just a thought from the front porch…