More Than Friends

I wonder how often the her mind went back and relived the memory. He had come to the garden at dusk, in the cool of the day. This had always been a time of delight when He would come to share fellowship with them except this time when they heard His footsteps they hid. This place of sanctuary had been defiled. Shame had entered the garden. The memory caused her soul to ache with longing for the broken fellowship.

When the children of Israel were set free from Egypt even before they came to the Promised Land God came to Moses and said, "And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst." (Exodus 25:8) A sanctuary, a consecrated holy place, an asylum in the wilderness, a place to meet with God. Once more it was God who came to man.

"The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole world, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless towards him." (2 Chronicles 16:9) He came to the garden. He came to them in the wilderness showing them how to make a sanctuary so that He could dwell in their midst. But here we see that the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole world looking for a heart that is blameless toward Him. Can anything surpass that? Yes, yes there is something that surpasses all this.

"The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him but to all who did receive him, who believe in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God." (John 1:19-13) Once more the creator had come seeking fellowship.

Lord Jesus, You were in the beginning with God and all things were made through You. Yet, You not only came to seek fellowship with us, You came to take away our shame. Through You we not only have fellowship with God but through You we receive the right to become children of God.