So much to say about this critical figure in the history of God's creation. Man's original figure. God's most precious creation. And ultimately, God's original heartbreak.
It struck me as I was reading about Adam how relevant his story is to the present times. How impatient humanity is...how our culture demands what feels like an ever-increasing pace of life...how the attitude of "What have you done for me lately?" perfectly describes our society. Are any of you truly brave enough to ask God what He has done for your lately? I know I am not. I wonder, though, is that because I am thinking about it right now?
A few phrases from the journal I am keeping through this study (obviously relevant to the study of Adam)...
"...the exhausting struggle of Godliness vs. worldliness began." (In reference to the early appearance of the shortcomings of human nature.)
"Before...living in harmony with God's Creation...After...a struggle for survival, both physically and spiritually." (Looking at man's interaction with God's creation before and after the fall.)
"Through the act of living (Adam), we died. Through the act of dying (Christ), we live." (Reflecting on the dichotomy of life and death as it relates to living for the world as Adam did, and the consequences that it brought (our fall, Jesus' sacrifice, grace.))
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