God loves me?

(Work in progress...) I'm sure you've heard of Adam and Eve (if you don't know their story read Genesis chapters 1 thru 3 at www.biblegateway.com). Why do you think God created them?... He created them to be in a relationship with Him. God wanted to share His love with Man and His desire was that Man love Him in return. Their choice to eat the fruit reflected their lack of trust in Him. Immediately their relationship changed.

In Genesis, at the end of chapter 2 it says that Adam and Eve were "naked" before God and they were not "ashamed." Ok, get over the literal "nakedness" to the deeper issue- their "nakedness" implies that they were completely open and vulnerable before God. They weren't hiding anything. That's the way things are in a loving relationship. There are no secrets. There is openness.

In verse 7 & 8 of the next chapter (3), after they chose not to trust God, it says Adam and Eve realized they were "naked" so they covered themselves and tried to hide from God. They realized that they were unfaithful and they tried to hide it. Yet even though their relationship had changed, God doesn't abandon them or disown them. It was his desire to restore the relationship and he already began to reconcile Man to himself.

This is God's nature. To reach out to us first. He stands, even today, with His hand stretched out to us. He...



Have you ever FORCED anyone to love you? It's not possible to make their heart love you... a person must be free to love; If a person doesn't have the choice to give their love then they are a prisoner, a robot.

God loves us with passion. He is also a gentleman. He doesn't FORCE us to love Him. He gives us the choice, and He honors the choices we make.

He wants to take care of us and give us all that is good. Jesus holds his hand out to us. He won't take hold until you give the ok...