JANUARY 19-25: THE FALL, THE BLESSING
Come Follow Me: The Fall of Adam and Eve Genesis 3-4; Moses 4-5
The great debate: Was Eve and Adam wrong in eating the forbidden fruit? Was the Messiah coming to redeem mankind the follow-up plan because of the fall of Adam and Eve?
Adam and Eve - Shawna Edwards
I believe that Eve and Adam had to partake of the fruit - by their own choice. Being told when to eat it would have violated their agency. They had to get to the point where they realized the necessity of leaving the protection of the garden. To multiply and replenish the earth with children was the plan all along.
Redemption of a Savior was always Plan A.
I love the part in the play Children of Eden when Eve realizes the spark of creation within herself. I can identify with that.
At some point being taken care of gets tiresome. We want to pull up our own pants, choose our own shirt. Feed ourselves the peas, or choose the Fruit Loops instead. Walk and run and jump on our own feet. Get off the cruise ship and make our own dinner, sleep in our own bed, face the challenges of our lives.
It is in our genetic makeup to create. Something. To be a care GIVER. To DO!
What a thrill to find we have the ability within ourselves to make things happen! That is JOY!
Children of Eden/Spark of Creation - Stephanie Mills (you may need to refresh and unmute)
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Moses 5:11 “…Were it not for our transgression we never should have had seed, and never should have known good and evil, and the joy of our redemption, and the eternal life which God giveth unto all the obedient.”
I hope the joy of that spark still resonates with you. It’s so easy to get lost in today’s cares and forget about Eden. Karolyn Wright Gaines teaches how in a society of great wealth we get lost in pride for what we have created; forgetting how we are blessed. This is our fall.
Garden of Eden - Karolyn Wright Gaines Music
Falling is inevitable, even necessary for our growth. But in falling, landing on our knees or flat on our face, we are then in the position of where we must look up for help, and where we can be lifted to something better. When we yearn for Eden, we discover that the only way to get back there is through our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Falling Down - City of Enoch
Don’t be afraid to fall.
Fall down.
Fall forward.
Fall into His embrace.