Gen. 3:22 “And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever.”
If Adam and Eve had chosen the Tree of Life, God would have indwelt them and they should have served their purpose of reflecting God. But they did not chose Him. Just imagine how this broke the Lord’s heart. He is their Creator. He provided everything for them. He put them to Eden which is like a Paradise for them. But instead of choosing Him, the Tree of Life, they choose His enemy. Imagine how this broke His heart.
Because they did not choose Him, they did not choose the Tree of Life, the Lord take it away from their presence. The Tree of life should have been the only way for Adam and Eve to restore their spirits back to life. But the Lord took it. And from then on, man can no longer reflect God. It can no longer fulfill its purpose. Man has become like a lamp without oil, car without gas, and pen without ink. We are designed by God that the presence of the Creator within the creature is indispensable to our humanity. Christ gave Himself for us to give Himself to us! Our very existence is to contain God. But it was marred because of the original sin.
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