The Bible takes us
From the garden
To the time of Christ
And Christ takes us
Back to the garden
Where it all began
When the wisdom of God
Became the knowledge of man
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Genesis 3:22
“And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil…”
Ephesians 2:17
“That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him.”
The sacrifice of one lamb
Gave rise to an entire flock
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St. John 1:36
“And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he said, Behold the Lamb of God!”
The more
We expand
Our awareness
Of the divine
The smaller
We become
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St. John 3:30
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
James 4:10
“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.”
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Pic: Devil’s Bridge, Sedona, Arizona, USA (That’s me on the bridge) November 2021
Who we will become
Is patiently waiting
For us to arrive
Leave your past behind
Your destiny is calling you
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Romans 8:29-30
“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son…Moreover, whom he did predestinate, them he also called…”
From the mountain top
There was a different
Point of view
The clouds below me
Looked like the sea
But when I dove in
I did not swim
I flew
The absolute truth is not
What appears to be
But the absolute truth
Underlies all that
Appears to be
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St. John 8:32
“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
The mind contains
Knowledge of the world
The spirit contains
The wisdom of God
Who is ruling your house
Your mind or your spirit
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James 3:17
“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.”
Everything God made
Was good
And then sin entered
His creation
But it was all part
Of the plan of salvation
To save the sinner
Through revelation
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Ephesians 1:17
“That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him.”
I Peter 1:13
“…and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”
The only
Way
To the
Truth
Is through
Life
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St. John 14:6
“I am the way, the truth, and the life.”
St. John 8:32
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
I John 5:6
“…the Spirit is truth.”
We may choose
To turn away
From God
And go
Our own way
But he will
Never turn away
From us
He will
Patiently wait
For us to return
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Jeremiah 24:7
“And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God; for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.”
For the Love of Christ 