My father taught us about the love of JESUS. In later
years, he came up with the phrase “Adam Broke it, JESUS fixed it.”
Here is my thought on his phrase.
How many of you have heard of Adam and Eve?
Both were innocent but the deceiver lied to Eve and Adam.
He played on their desires to know more than they were supposed to know.
Deception Deals.
He made them question GOD by twisting words.
Deception Deals.
He made them make the biggest mistake, causing all of
humanity to fall.
Deception Deals.
"Adam where are you?" asked the omniscient,
omnipresent, omnipotent GOD. HE knew, but asked a rhetorical question. Adam
blamed..., Eve tried to cover her tracks by not taking responsibility.
Deception Deals.
They were thrown out of the garden. But the garden
remained in plain sight.
They had two kids, Cain and Abel. Painful child birth, as
promised. The lap of luxury in plain sight, but they had to work hard just to
eat. Cain may have decided to try to build his own garden. Seeing his parents
suffer and hearing them talk about how it used to be easy, he spent his time
growing vegetables and probably had plenty.
Abel may have seen that GOD was sovereign in throwing his
parents out. He may have had a heart of repentance and he sacrificed something
precious, namely their food supply. He modeled what GOD did by mimicking HIM in
the best way he knew.
He was killed by his jealous brother.
Deception Deals.
Cain where is your brother? Asked the omniscient,
omnipresent, omnipotent GOD. He took after his blaming, lack of responsibility
parents by trying to cover things up.
Deception Deals.
But there is a better way. The TRUTH.
Truth Heals.
JESUS had to fix the mess that Adam and Eve caused. They
believed in deception. HE lived a sinless life only to be killed by HIS own
creation.
Truth Heals.
HE was raised from the dead to overcome every lie and
deception you live.
Truth Heals.
HE became the WAY the TRUTH and the LIFE.
Truth Heals.
Preston and Susie taught us about JESUS. But not the one
you think of. In spite of racial hatred and gender inequality and deception of
superiority that was going on at the time, they both taught us that loving GOD
is the beginning of abundance.
Truth Heals.
Loving one another is more important than self-deception,
self-protection and self-affection.
If you can seek GOD's truth and not your own, you will
not fall for the deception the world has to offer.
Do three things
1.
Think of a lie you told yourself and how easy it
was to lie to yourself.
2.
Think of a lie you are living, or one that you
will take to your grave
3.
Ask GOD to give you the WAY the TRUTH and the
LIFE today so you can be set free.
My Thanks
Thank you Preston and Susie for teaching us about JESUS.
Thank you for working hard to feed us, clothes us and to provide for us the
best way you could. Thank you for being the example by taking in your brothers,
sisters and missionaries into your home. Thank you for providing for your
parents when they couldn’t do for themselves. Thank you for overcoming
extremely difficult situations by praying and persevering.
Thank you wife Gia, daughter Jasmine and son Samuel
Preston, a name not given lightly, and is affectionately known as Percy by his
sister. Named after his grandfathers but also after one of the most powerful
prophets to encounter GOD.
Thank you big bro Chris, big sis Lisa and sis Linda who I
call gull.
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