GOOD OR FORBIDDEN

"And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.  And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil." Genesis 2:8,9

I don't know about you but at our home we get cabin fever. Although we like to go for walks, weather permitting, comes end of winter we find our selves anxious and even excited about the idea of Spring being right around the corner!
We usually start planning for our vegetable garden and other out of doors projects and adventures. Don't take me wrong we need and enjoy winter rest. Not to mention work, rather than sedentary activities, we much more enjoy being active in the garden, in the yard, nature walks, sports or mountain adventures. Don't you?

Before creating man, God planted a most wonderful garden in Eden. I can only imagine what the Garden of Eden must been like! Lofty trees and luxuriant vegetation of all kinds and colors! There he placed man whom he created. Why did the Lord God place man there? Not to sit around and just watch animals and birds play and the wonderful scenery. Yes some of that I am sure they did daily, and that in it self is a wonderful healing and therapeutic treat for any one and any age. But the Lord God had a higher and holier purpose in it. This was to be man's school, occupation and home. We were created to dwell in a garden not in a city where the sound of traffic and machinery disturb the peace and quietness. Where the sites are of man's magnificent high risers and artificial lights and colors. O no, those are even unhealthy.

"And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the "Garden of Eden" to dress it and to keep it."  Genesis 2:15

What was then the purpose of placing man in such a wonderful environment? "To dress it and to keep it" To be a Gardner! What good is there in that? To be learning from nature and serving all living things. We would do well in spend a good portion of the day doing so, even if it were just in the summer time.

Now let us take a minute to understand the meaning of the latter portion of the 9^th verse: The Garden of Eden had not just beautiful sites but contained trees that produced delicious fruit. Fruit that is healthy and good foe eating at any day. We were created to subsist largely of raw and fresh fruit and vegetables! Even if they are not available to us fresh year around, we would do well in preserving them in their most natural form and if we expect to enjoy good health, we would do well in consuming much more of it than the average person does.

Here are the basic reasons:

1.      He who created us knows what is best for us!

2.      Fruit has the enzymes and organic minerals we need and besides that, they have glucose a natural energy source.

3.      Fruit contains organic vitamin water.

4.      Fruit have anti-oxidant properties.

The tree of life is no longer available to us in our state of sinfulness. Adam and Eve chose to partake of the forbidden fruit from that "tree of Knowledge of good and evil. Therefore, we live under the curse of sin and death.

What than? What good is there in caring for our health when we shall die any ways? Although we have no access to the fruit of the tree of life - can not live forever in sin and misery, we continue to partake of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil- when we choose to please our degenerate appetite and eat things that we know are unhealthy and even harmful to us. Thus we are prolonging the curse and misery that humanity is in and injuring our health and contributing to miserable life and an early death!

"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?    If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are."  1Corinthians 6:16,17