Scripture speaks about God working everything together “for the good” of those who love him (Rom. 8:28). But what is this “good?” It consists of believers being conformed (changed and remade) to the image of Christ (Rom. 8:29). Thus, all the experiences of life are intended, under the sovereign hand of God, to help us to grow towards the great goal of the Christian life – Christ-likeness.
Sinclair Ferguson

Walking With God

Walking With God

WALKING WITH GOD

In Genesis 3:8 we read that Adam and Eve heard God walking in the garden in the cool of the day. One can assume that they were accustomed to the sound and that God did this often. Can you imagine walking with God and having a casual conversation? When sin entered the picture this relationship was broken.

In Revelation we read where this relationship will once again be restored in chapter 21 verses 1-3. ‘And I (John) saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He shall dwell among them…’. We will once again walk with God!

Isn’t that great! One thing is missing from this story – God walked with man one other time between Genesis and Revelation. He came to earth as a man named Jesus and as in the beginning man rejected Him and nailed Him to the cross. The picture we see in Revelation is possible only for those who accept the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross.

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