Two Reactions, One Voice

Voice of a Father Today’s Focus: Two Reactions, One Voice Scripture: Genesis 3:7,8 Greetings Sons of God: Genesis 3:7,8: And the eyes of them both were opened and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. Now I am bringing this same scripture because I want to show you the contrast in mentality and viewpoint man had with the voice of the Lord. Now before the fall, the voice of the Lord would walk in the garden in the cool of the day and fellowship with His sons. However everything changed after the fall. We know the fall is represented by man’s disobedience in the garden. We also know that the eyes of their soul was opened and mankind was separated from their Father and they became orphans or fatherless. Now we know that the culture of the orphan is characterized by one who seeks their own provision and protection. In addition with all of that something else was ushered in that was never a part of Adam and Eve and that is fear. Let me show you how unique this is. The same voice that they welcomed and loved and fellowshipped with in the cool of the day, they now fear. The scripture in Genesis 3:7,8 states that when they heard the voice of the Lord they hid themselves. Fear was never a part of Adam and Eve but now because they have obtained a knowledge that the Father never wanted them to obtained. All they knew was good because all they knew was the Father. Hence when we fall out of relationship with the Father, fear will set in. And when we fall out of relationship with the Father, religion begins to set in. In other words we try to perform in order to be in the good grace of God. We do rituals in order to please God and all of it is in the attempt to get back what was lost, the relationship with the voice of the Lord. Now if Adam and Eve lost the connection and relationship with the voice of the Lord that ushers in His presence then what do we think Jesus came to do. He came to restore the breach and reconcile us back to the Father so that we can have fellowship once again with the voice of the Father and bring His rulership, His Kingdom from heaven to earth. In the next message we will see how the Father spoke to his people through the ages of man. This you do not want to miss. Peace, Love and Grace from the Father, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.