Wouldn’t you like to live in the garden of Eden? The refreshing river. The amazing animals. The delicious food. Getting to live with God. How amazing! I’m sure Adam and Eve missed it. They wished they had not disobeyed God’s word so they could still live with him. They wished they didn’t have to live with sin and death. They saw their son Cain kill their son Abel. How awful!

The days that followed their very bad day (remember last week!) were also very bad. What hope did they have? What hope do we, as their children, have? Could they just fight the mighty angel and return to Eden? No. Could they fly to heaven to be with God? Of course not! All they could do was trust God’s promise. Remember the Snake Crusher? God would not leave his people in this curse forever. He so loved us that he sent Jesus. And Jesus so loved us that he paid for our sins by dying on the cross. Now, if we believe in him, we can walk with God and talk with God. A return to Eden! Better than Eden. What good news!