Security
We lay intertwined embraced in warmth flowing from fingertips to toe. Our paradise shattered as I awoke to a loud knock on the door…
We will return to my reaction to this awakening later, but for now we must leave the security of our dreams to a new reality of this prison of our solitary confinement.
Separation
COVID – 19 – – & other causes
What happened to the security of our past?
WHY a ‘new normal?’
(It’s not really normal, is it?)
We often feel like the man in prison wondering how he got there and missing his freedom of being with others.
Look into the soul of the one locked up – – – in a prison away from everyone — even in solitary confinement — to keep him safe — from other prisoners – – – to keep others – – safe from his own threatening condition.
This new reality is not like when we were back home in paradise – – home – – – with those who loved us – – – not like when our security became LIFE – – | | | – behind these confining bars – – | | | with a window looking out – – to a world virtually separated | | | from my lone soul…
We MUST get back HOME – – – – – – – for this is not our home.
Then the LORD God said,
“It is not good for ‘adam to be alone..
Bereishit (Genesis) 2:18 וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים לֹא־טוֹב הֱיוֹת הָֽאָדָם לְבַדּוֹ אֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ־לּוֹ עֵזֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃
Sin & Trespass
We all know what happened – – – – – –
“Has God really said...? – – –
..you will become like God, knowing good and evil.” – – –
The TREE was desirable to the eyes, | | | but it was the one place the LORD GOD commanded adam not to go.
Cursed is the ground because of you;
With hard labor you shall eat from it
All the days of your life.
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
By the sweat of your face
You shall eat bread,
Until you return to the ground,
Because from it you were taken;
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For you are dust – – – – – -,
And to dust you shall return.”
Bereishit (Genesis) 3:19
So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden,
and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.
Genesis 3:24 NASB
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
Jesus, Son of the Father, the Son of ‘adam – The Good News of John 14:
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT in the world outside the Good Garden – – – an eternal place to which the Son of ‘adam invites those banished and condemned to DEATH . . . to return to the Lord our God and Savior.
Separated from walking in Personal relationship with THE LORD GOD . . .
Therefore we pray:
.. and forgive us our sins,
as we have forgiven those who sin against us…
And don’t let us yield to temptation,
Matthew 6:12-13 NLT
but rescue us from the evil one.
Our paradise shattered!
Turn to me and be gracious to me,
Psalm 25:16
For I am lonely and afflicted.
We will return to my dream shattered by awakening from sleep when we continue Loneliness in the Solitary Confinement..
To be continued...
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