THE EARTH IS FULL OF THY RICHES

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Have you ever been in that special place; the place

when you breath in, you feel the very presence of the 

Lord?  The place you never want to leave; yet you 

know there is no way you will be allowed to stay.  As 

you drive away, you know the scenery will only be an 

image to look back at in photos.  This is a 

moment that can never be replaced.  

Do you ever wander how Adam and Eve felt as 

they walked out of the Garden of Eden and the 

Lord placed at the east of the garden of 

Eden the Cherubims, and a flaming sword 

which turned every way, to keep the way 

of the tree of life.

The most beautiful breathtaking place 

ever seen by human eyes and now

it's a place they were not allowed 

to enter back into. 

Now, what do you think was the next

thing that happened?  Did Adam and Eve

sit at the gate and grieve for centries over

what they had to leave behind?  Did they

refuse to live their life in any other place

other than this beautiful garden?

No, the next thing that took place after 

leaving the place where they walked 

with God daily in the garden free of sin, 

was they had their first child. They worked 

the ground and learned to live, but they 

never once could go back into the 

beautiful garden. 

Many of us have lived our lives in

a beautiful garden and that door 

closed.  Sometimes it's a door 

of an office job that closes, 

sometimes it's the door of a

marriage.  Sometimes it's the door

of the lose of a child or the door 

of a ministry.  

The sorrow will always be there 

but I don't think the Lord ever

intended for us to sit at the gate

and wait for those doors to open 

back up and not live the life

he has laid before us in the present. 

If you read the scriptures of Genesis

chapter 5, you will notice that after God 

drove mankind out of the garden of Eden,

the verses continually say about 

each generation, "and he lived"

No matter where we've been and how

great the experience was, "that was then 

and this is now," so make sure you 

continue to live.  

Life brings forth growth; as did when 

Adam and Eve gave birth to their first

child.  The same is true in our lives.  As

we begin to live, new things will be born.  

It may be the birth of a new vision 

or the birth of a new ministry.  It may

be the birth of going the extra mile to

support another ministry, so others can 

go forth and share the gospel to other 

regions of the world. 

So for whatever you have in your life

that has taken you away from this

place you always called serenity and 

now it's been stolen from you, be sure

to look forward to the new growth 

the Lord has in store for your life 

and enjoy the blessings it will bring

instead of looking back into the garden.

O LORD, how manifold are thy works! 

in wisdom hast thou made them all: 

the earth is full of thy riches.

Psalm 104:24