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TWO TREES IN THE GARDEN OF OUR HEARTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“THE KINGDOM OF GOD LIVES WITHIN US AND IT IS SO IMPORTANT WE UNDERSTAND WHICH TREE IS MEETING OUR NEEDS”<\/p>\n

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While preparing for this blog series on \u201cTwo Trees Planted in the Garden of our Hearts,\u201d Papa reminded me of a song we wrote in 1986 as He was teaching me how to live a life dependent on His Spirit versus a life lived from the flesh.<\/em> It is interesting how few of us really understand the difference between the two trees and how we embrace the \u201cgood\u201d from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil rather than eat from Christ, who is the \u201cTree of Life.\u201d I hope these series of blogs can truly be beneficial as we can examine the tree our Father forbids us to eat from because it brings death, instead of Life\u2026 His Life.<\/p>\n

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TWO TREES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2018 by Tresca S. Grannum<\/p>\n

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There are two trees planted in the garden of my heart.
\nOne in the midst supplying its own needs.
\nThe other planted by the rivers of Life flowing freely,
\nIts branches grow up to praise the King.<\/p>\n

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Chorus<\/p>\n

So, my soul, choose Christ today and live.
\nChoose Christ for He is eternal.
\nDon\u2019t be deceived by your own way and die.
\nChoose Christ today and live.<\/p>\n

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Let’s begin by discussing the command of our Father gave to us in the Garden.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Genesis 2: 15-17 <\/strong>– So the\u00a0<\/em>Lord<\/em>\u00a0God took the man [He had made] and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.\u00a0<\/em>16\u00a0<\/sup><\/em><\/strong>And the\u00a0<\/em>Lord<\/em>\u00a0God commanded the man, saying, \u201cYou may freely (unconditionally) eat [the fruit] from every tree<\/u> of the garden;\u00a0<\/em>17\u00a0<\/sup><\/em><\/strong>but [only] from the Tree of the Knowledge (recognition) of Good and Evil you shall not eat, otherwise on the day that you eat from it, you shall most certainly die<\/u> [because of your disobedience].\u201d<\/em> Amplified Version<\/p>\n

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A simple message, right? Eat from every tree in the garden I have given to you Adam, but not this one. It\u2019s the one that will bring death to you my son. The Father, the protector, and lover of our souls know what is best for us and what isn\u2019t, right? He knows and understands\u00a0 \u201cgood\u201d is evil and can bring us great harm and cause us great distress, right? So why do you suppose we still eat daily from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil when we have so many other trees to eat from?<\/p>\n

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During our time together, I want you to think about the results of eating from the forbidden tree. The Bible said, \u201cThe eyes of them were opened; they knew they were naked.\u201d<\/em> The truth was, they were created to be naked because they were clothed in the Righteousness and Holiness of God<\/strong>. Remember, Father created mankind in His image so that he would remain vulnerable, defenseless, helpless, exposed, and dependent<\/em> upon Him. When we realize how vulnerable, defenseless, helpless, and exposed we are in situations; we do something.<\/em> We create our own aprons of fig leaves to protect ourselves<\/strong>. Where do you suppose we get the leaves to make our aprons from? My guess from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil?<\/strong> If all the other trees in the garden were GOOD FOR FOOD, my guess this tree wasn\u2019t an apple tree as all the pictures depict, but possibly a fig tree to meet our needs,<\/em> (just my guess). This was a tree Papa didn\u2019t want us to partake of because it would make us believe we are WISER THAN HE IS AND<\/strong> WE CAN FIGURE LIFE OUT WITHOUT HIM\u2026 WHAT A LIE!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In the next few weeks we will examine:<\/p>\n

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