“Becoming God’s Child” by Brenda Moore.
Since the beginning of time, God has desired a close, special, intimate, personal, one on one, relationship with mankind.
Each evening God himself walked and talked with Adam & Eve in the Garden of Eden – until Adam & Eve’s SIN separated them. Sin created a huge gulf or chasm between God and man. But God knew this would happen, so He set in motion His plan to bring salvation to mankind.
In the meantime, God gave the pattern and instructions for a tabernacle – a portable tent – that served as a place where God could meet with man. The people were required to bring sacrifices for their sins, and God would roll their sins ahead for a year. God would only meet with one man (the high priest) once a year.
Solomon, and later King Herod, built temples in which the people could worship God. Still, God observed their sacrifices and offerings, but did not have the personal relationship with man that He desired.
Then God “robed himself in flesh”, and became a man named JESUS.
FROM: Pure Ministry – UPCI Ladies Ministries – ladiesconnections@upci.org