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Daily Encouragement

DAY 3 OF 366

There is a severity about this scene, for man did not merely walk out of the Garden - he was driven out. It was a judgement, and the Judge himself carried out the verdict. There is a solemnity about the presence of the cherubim, who are always guardians of the holiness of God, and about the flashing sword. The way to the tree of life must be guarded; nothing which defiles may enter into it.

There is infinite sadness here, for this is “paradise lost.” It introduces a tragic note into every life, for “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). The shadow of death is present even on the brightest day.

Yet to face the fact of man’s fall is ultimately to be filled with hope, as to deny it is to despair. “No view of human nature,” says Bishop Lightfoot, “is so inexpressibly sad as that which leaves out the Fall. The existence of evil in its many forms . . . cannot be gainsaid; and, if this evil belongs to the essence of man as created, then there can be no prospect of relief here or hereafter.” “The way to the tree of life” is guarded, not that man might never return, but rather that he may.

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Daily Encouragement

Daily Encouragement is a year-long, daily devotional written by a life-long missionary. It offers readers a source of strength, direction and joy from the Scriptures as it chronologically unfolds highlighting key passages from Genesis to Revelation.

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We would like to thank, David Evans (author), Dan King and Parksville Baptist Church for providing this plan. For more information, please visit: http://pfbc.ca