Relationships

The first earthly relationship was between God and Adam. Why would God want a relationship with humans? God created everything, heaven, hell, angels, earth, space, animals, mankind! God is love 1 John 4:16. God created angels to love. God created animals to love. God created humans to love. Because God loves us, he gives us a choice to love him. God doesn’t want robots. He doesn’t want to make us love him. That choice to love or reject God is called free will.

God has been rejected before he made mankind. In heaven, God created millions angels, but only refers to three by name in the Bible, Lucifer, Gabriel, Micheal, Lucifer is described as beautiful, powerful, intelligent, in high position blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you (Ezekiel 28:15). What was the sin? Pride! Pride is an emotional state of believing highly of yourself. Lucifer forgot he was a created being and believed he was better than God. Lucifer said in his heart, I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost high. I will make myself like the Most High. Isaiah 14: 12-14. God told Lucifer to leave heaven and those who wanted to follow Lucifer must leave too. A third of the angels decided to leave God and follow Satan. God does not want anyone to be with him, if they choose not too.

After God created Adam from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (Gen 2:7). God talked with him, walked with him, and gave him a job. God ask Adam to name all the animals. God gave Adam a command. Whenever, man has a choice we are at risk of making the wrong choice. God is aware of our weaknesses, but he is also aware of our potential. God gives us choices to help us grow and mature.