This time of year many gardens flourish…blooming flowers, ripening tomatoes, maturing fruit on the tree. But storms have taken their toll in some areas of the country. Floods causing roots to rot, winds stripping corn stalks of their leaves and pulling trees up to expose roots to the sun are examples of plants being taken away from their life source.

The Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life.

Genesis 2:7

That’s what happened to Adam. He was in the presence of God, his life source, until sin pulled him away from the beautiful relationship he had with His Creator. The Holy One had provided all that he and Eve would ever have needed, but Satan craftily enticed Eve into wanting more…and Adam consciously disobeyed the Lord’s only command. The consequences of God’s judgment, long-reaching and ongoing, have plagued mankind ever since.

Sin drives you from the presence of your life source. But just as the Lord cared for Adam and Eve as they were turned from the garden, He will secure your presence with Him forever if you believe in Christ as Savior. Pray now that the people of this nation will turn back to God – the only source of life.

Recommended Reading: Psalm 139:7-14, 23-24