Why Must We Die

                                     There comes a day in the lives of almost every one of us where due to a tragedy, loss of someone very close to us, wars, senseless acts of violence, drug overdose, Covid, hurricane or another storm of life. Even lives being taken in the name of religion? we find ourselves asking the question… My God, why must this be, why must we die? I found myself asking this question to the point that I seriously began to seek an explanation from the only source that I felt could provide an answer. So today I’d like to share with you what I have found through much prayer meditation and revelation.

…On the sixth day of creation God made man in his own image and  likeness. The first man was literally sculpted by the hand of God. His name was Adam. God gave this man a magnificent home with complete dominion over everything. That home was the Earth (Genesis 1:26-27). When God formed man from the dust of the ground there was no life in him. Imagine a clay doll. In Genesis chapter 2 verse 7 the Bible tells us that God breathed into the nostrils of his clay creation and then man became a living soul. So, the first man, Adam was sculpted by the hand of God and brought to life by the very breath of God. This man was very special to God. When God breathed life into the first man, that breath of Life Adam received included something very special that enabled him to have direct communication with and be in the presence of the Living God!

    God loved Adam and gave him many gifts, including Woman, who was also made by the very hand of God. Along with these gifts God gave man instructions and a warning. In Genesis chapter 2 verses 16 and 17 God gave man this commandment "of every tree in the garden you may freely eat, but of the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil you should not eat of it; for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” God gave this commandment to the man before the woman had been made. The day would soon come when Adam's character would be tested, and he would fail through disobedience. Adam's Rebellion against God, his Father, and ours is the root cause of sickness, sin, and death.

 In Genesis chapter 3 the Bible tells us that the devil came in the form of a serpent and is more subtle and cunning than any Beast that the Lord had made. The devil is a chameleon, he will sneak up on you and Whisper sweet lies to you wearing the disguise of your greatest and most secret desires; suggesting things to you that you wouldn't dare repeat to anyone else! Does anyone know what I'm talking about? The devil used Charm and deceit to lure the first woman into a death trap. As Adam, instead of protecting his bride from this snake; stood by and watched in silence, and then, to make matters worse Adam, willfully took part in the same treasonous act.

  Adam disobeyed the direct commandment given him by his Father God. The saddest part about this story is that in Chapter 2 of Genesis verse 9 the Bible tells us “in the middle of the garden was the Tree of Life and the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil.”

 God hadn’t given Adam any warnings against eating from the Tree of Life. Therefore, given the choice between life and death our earthly father, the first man, Adam chose the tree of certain death over the Tree of Life. Verse 9 says "and out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the Tree of Life and also in the midst of the garden the tree of knowledge of Good and evil."

The decision Adam made that day has caused Adam’s tainted blood to be passed on to all of us, with One exception (Jesus). Verse 9 tell us that these trees were pleasant to look at. If the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was pleasant to look at the tree of Life had to have beauty that was beyond utterance or approach; and I think it is worth repeating, God did not command the man not to eat from the tree of Life; only not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil

***     After Adam's act of treason against God the Bible say that their (Adam and Eve) eyes were opened, and they knew that they were naked and they were ashamed. If they knew that they were naked, doesn't this mean that they didn't die? No, they were stripped of the adornment of the Spirit of God. They died spiritually at the very moment that Adam disobeyed, and they knew that the adornment of Oneness with God, their spiritual covering was now gone. They were now carnal, clay creatures who had given up the right of all humanity to live eternally in Divine health and without sin for a forbidden fruit (the fruit of sin and death).

  Before the first couple committed this act. They were adorned in the Spirit of God, who is Love, and possess all power and authority. So, when the first man and woman died spiritually the Essence of True Love placed on man by God was lost; it died. Man was life without love.

   Life without love is a death sentence.  Therefore, the only love man had to pass down was a memory of something that he no longer possessed…and from generation to generation, just like anything else the true meaning is eventually washed away. There was no way Adam could articulate to you and me what being clothed in the Love of God was like: The Light of Life, fearless, unconditional love, worry-free, giving, glowing, and flowing in grace, one with God…would you want to tell your children you gave that up? I’m sure when Love left Adam and Eve, and fear and worry became part of man’s soul, Adam began to play mental ping pong: “If I tell my children why I did this they’ll hate me.” Why did you do it daddy, why, the children would ask? Could you honestly tell them, for a snack? That’s what it amounted to, but in this case the snack was the taste of sin and death which went immediately into Adam’s blood stream and the clock on his life began to tick. Because of this act the clocks on our lives begin to tick the moment we are conceived as is evidenced in how many lives are lost or taken before they ever see the light of day. There is death in man’s blood that has been there since Adam. Can you see how far from Love we’ve fallen? We have murder of the unborn as a legal option and a common practice. Where is Love in that?

Romans Chapter 5:12-20

The Spread of Sin and the Gift of Grace

“The Bible teaches that through one man, Adam, sin entered the world, and death came as a direct consequence of that sin. This death was not limited to Adam alone; it spread to all humanity, making all of us sinners. The presence of sin in our very nature means that death reigns in every generation, beginning from birth.

Even before the law was given, sin was already present in the world. However, without the law, sin was not specifically charged to people's accounts. Despite this, death still reigned from Adam to Moses, affecting everyone—even those who did not commit the sins as Adam did. Adam serves as a type, or foreshadowing, of the One who was to come.

The Gift Versus the Offense

The free gift of grace, however, is far superior to  the offense committed by Adam. Through Adam's disobedience, many died; but through the grace of God and the gift made available by one Man—Jesus Christ—grace has overflowed to many.

While judgment from one offense led to condemnation, the free gift that comes for many offenses brings justification.

If by one man's trespass death reigned, then, even more so, those who receive the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness will reign in life through Jesus Christ.

 Just as Adam’s one act brought judgment and condemnation to all, the righteous act of Jesus Christ brought the free gift of justification and life to all.

From Disobedience to Righteousness

Through one man's disobedience, many were made sinners; yet through one Man's obedience, many will be made righteous. The law was introduced so that the magnitude of the offense might be fully realized. But where sin increased, grace abounded even more. So, just as sin ruled through death, grace now reigns through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Closing

But, what must I do to be saved? Repent! Father, I bare my soul to you, I confess all of my sin and lay them at Your Feet. I believe that You sent Your Son Jesus to be my savior I believe You raised Him from the dead to destroy the curse of sin and death. Father I thank You right now that I am born again, I am alive in Christ and I am free from the law of sin and death. Amen