Devotion:
Read Genesis 3:21-24.
The Garden of Eden was a beautiful place for Adam and Eve to live and have fellowship with God. However, after they sinned, they had to leave. God banished them from the Garden of Eden. The banishment from the Garden was actually an act of God's mercy. In mercy, God protected Adam and Eve from the horrible fate of having to live forever as sinners. In removing them from the Garden he prevented them from eating from the tree of life. His punishment was a protection. When God disciplines us, he is doing it for our own good. He is trying to save us from our sinful ways. God went further to protect Adam and Eve by providing cherubim to guard the garden. This is the first biblical mention of the cherubim. The cherubim are spiritual beings whose form is unknown. The cherubim kept the couple from eating from the tree of life after they had sinned. God’s punishment gave Adam and Eve a second chance to live in fellowship with him. Let’s be thankful we serve a God of second chances.
Personal Worship Option:
Praise God today for his mercy. Give thanks to our God who doesn’t give us what we deserve but pours out his grace and mercy each day.
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