Saturday, March 9, 2013

Lessons From The Garden of Eden

Agency is the ability and privilege God gives us to choose and to act for ourselves. God respects our agency so much. In the third chapter of Genesis there is a wonderful illustration of how He helps us use our agency.


And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

When God asked Adam where he was and what he was doing, do you think God did not know where he was or what he was doing? He knew exactly what had just happened!

God knows all things. He knows the desires of our hearts and our circumstances. He knows that without the ability to act for ourselves we would not be able to learn or progress or follow the Savior. God wants us to be agents who act, not objects who are acted upon. He will help us use our agency wisely if we seek His word.