Categories: Christian Commentary

God’s passion for Life!

In my book, The Gospel Explained. I open chapter three with the following statement:
“Do you know why Jesus came? It was to provide you with life. Whatever “life” is; God believes that it is so important that He allowed His son to leave the glory of eternity, live on this planet for over thirty years and die a horrible death on the cross to give it to you. Something that is this important is something that we should not be ignorant of.”

Over the course of the next two weeks I want to take a look and explore the passion that God has for life, and see how his own passion might ignite us as we interact with those in our own lives.

It’s important to note that when God created the Garden of Eden he put in the midst of the garden a tree called the “Tree of Life.” Adam was already alive when the tree was created, but God wanted to extend the unique life available from this tree to Adam.

Unfortunately, when Adam sinned he could no longer access this tree. But we see it again in Rev 2:7! Over the next two weeks we will look to the word to see the lengths that God has attempted to extend life to us. We will explore how much important life is to God and finally get a peek at the wonderful gift that God has for us!
Here are some questions to think about.

1. What was so special about the life granted from the tree of life that God had especially prepared for man in Gen 3:22? Why do you think God wanted to give man this gift?

2. In the garden we note that Adam was to ‘dress it and to keep it.’Gen 2:15. Now look at Gen 3:24 and note that now something else is “keeping” the Garden. What lessons if any can we learn from this?

3. Has God’s passion to extend this “tree of life” to man ceased? (See Rev 2:7;22:2;22:14;22:19, Malachi 3:6)

4. What can we learn from Ezk 33:11-19 about Gods willingness to extend life? Does this scripture mean that a person should never expect to die? How would you explain it?

5. Compare Proverbs 11:30 with Revelation 22:2, & Jhn 15:5. Could the world be waiting on you in some way?

6. What plans have you enacted? Or how have you looked for opportunity to extend the way of eternal life to others?

Donovan

Donovan M. Neal is the Amazon best-selling independently published author of the Third Heaven Series: a speculative Christian fantasy four book series that explores the captivating story about the fall of Lucifer. The book takes readers on an epic journey through the celestial realms, offering a unique perspective on the events surrounding Lucifer’s rebellion and his descent into darkness. In this imaginative tale, Donovan weaves together elements of Christian theology, angelic mythology, and fantastical world-building. The story delves into the cosmic conflict between good and evil, painting a vivid picture of the spiritual warfare that unfolded in the heavens. Donovan has published eleven books and is currently working on publishing five more in the year 2023 alone. His books have reached thirteen countries including India, Japan, the Philippines, Mexico, Brazil and across Europe, Canada and the US. He has sold over thirty thousand units of his books and generated over a quarter million in gross sales part time and without an agent. Donovan has produced fiction; non-fiction and most recently published a graphic novel. His genre of preference is fantasy and he has been named among such notable authors as Frank Perretti, Brian Godawa, and the late Dr. Michael S. Heiser. When he’s not writing or working, Donovan can be found gaming or enjoying various forms of media. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and a graduate degree in Non-profit Management from Walden University. Prior to his current career, Donovan served in ordained ministry from 1993-2011 and has extensive experience teaching the Bible. You can learn more about him professionally if you would like by clicking here. His favorite movie is the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. He also enjoys gaming and can be found on the Playstation5 deep in Destiny 2, He’s owned most gaming systems all the way back from Atari and Pong! and has made several friends from his beloved days on World of Warcraft. A lover of such classics as chess and backgammon he loves most games and the strategy behind them. When he is not imagining comic conflicts between good and evil he is helping to secure employment for housing insecure women as the Executive Director of a non-profit in the city of Detroit and also serves in the prayer and discipleship ministry of his local church.