Where Are You, God? 30 First Encounters With Godਨਮੂਨਾ

Day 2: Adam and Eve - God Walked With Them

Can you imagine what it would be like to walk with God Himself in the cool of the afternoon? To talk face to face with the Creator among the lush green of perfect Eden? Adam and Eve didn't have to imagine—before sin entered the world, they experienced it firsthand.

"Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day" (Genesis 3:8). This wasn't a one-time visit—it was their routine. God had a relationship with humanity that was personal, regular, and unbroken.

But Everything Changed

God used words to speak the world into existence; the Enemy twisted those words to bring sin and death. Where mankind once experienced uninhibited intimacy with God, a great divide opened up. "They hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden" (Genesis 3:8). For the first time, humans ran from God instead of toward Him. And with that divide came a longing in our souls that won't let us rest. Blaise Pascal spoke of an "infinite abyss" in the human heart that longs for the one thing that can fill it: God Himself.

The Great Separation

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). Through Adam and Eve's sin, we lost communion with God. But His plan was never to leave us alone with our "God-shaped hole." "Just as sin entered the world through one man... how much more did God's grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!" (Romans 5:12,15).

Walking Together Again

When the time was right, God once again walked with us—in the form of Jesus. The disciples walked with Him and heard God's plan explained like never before. They experienced the soul-wrenching loss of the crucifixion and indescribable joy of the resurrection.

Paradise Restored

One day, the garden fellowship will be fully restored as "He will wipe every tear from their eyes" (Revelation 21:4) and people from all nations are reunited with Him in Paradise.

Your Walk Today

The same God who walked with Adam and Eve in Eden walks with you today through Jesus Christ. That intimate fellowship He always intended is available right now.

The voice that called out "Where are you?" in the garden is still calling today. Take time to listen.