The Garden: He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession. James 1:18 NLT

If Genesis is the book of origins, then the garden of Eden is the first grain of sand to fall through the hourglass of time. It is a microcosm of God’s intention for mankind. It shows us a passionate and creative God who desires someone like Himself, someone to relate to.

Parents adore their first child and fill scrapbooks and photo albums with “baby's first …” Have you ever considered that Adam was God the Father’s first child? Have you ever meditated on the kind of relationship that God d...