In the beginning after God created the earth, He created man.  He made man to fit the earth.  It was later that God planted the garden for man. Man was not made for the garden, but rather the garden was made for man.  This garden was a perfect place.  This was a place for food and rest.  The climate was perfect; the ground was perfect; the food was perfect.  It was here that God walked and talked with man. It was a place void of fear, unrest, disharmony and the list goes on.  It was beautiful in all respects.  The golden ratio was evident in all the eye could perceive.   Some might say “Heaven on Earth”.

When man betrayed the trust, which God had placed in him, everything changed.  Man was banished from the garden and the burden of surviving now depended on man’s ability to work.  From the Scriptures, it appears the only entrance was on the east side of the garden where God placed a cherubim and a flashing flaming sword to prevent mans return and to guard the tree of life.  As time passed the garden was absorbed by its surroundings and the “tree of life “ must have been removed to protect it.

The greatest loss was the separation between man and God.  Man lost the trust and closeness with God.  The distance between man and God grew wider each year.  Today it seems that man continues to break the trust and move further away from the Creator, the Lord God Almighty.   Fortunately, God knew the gap would widen and unless He took action, man would never be able to return back to the garden. 

In all that God created He said it was good.  He said the same for man.  Even though man was removed from the garden, God has provided a way for us to return to Him.  As the garden had one way in, the return has only one entrance.  There is no way to climb a fence or burrow under, pick the lock, knock down the wall, enter through an unknown back door or any other conceivable way to enter except the “One Way”. 

The Guardian of the gate is the only way in and that Guardian is Jesus.  He is the Way, the Truth, the Light, the Living Water; the “Tree of Life”.  He is the bridge back to the Creator, our Father.