Family Plan

Dear Brethren,

When God the Father, through Jesus Christ, completed the work of creating humanity and the physical universe with all its stunning wonders and staggering potential, He remarked of His creation that it was very good!

“And God saw everything that He had made, and, behold, it was very good.”  (Genesis 1:31)

The climate of the earth was in harmony with the flora and fauna, the elements were in proper proportion for the continuity of life.  The earth’s orbit was established at the most exacting distance from the sun for the thriving of all living organisms.  An incredible assortment of birds, mammals and fish inhabited the planet.  Everything worked perfectly in unison within that wonderful masterpiece of creation.

An innumerable variety of delectable food-types – vegetable, fruit, root and berries existed for nourishment – and were free for the picking.  The human body’s intricate immune system was fortified to provide life sustaining protection and healing.  Adam and Eve’s homeland was designed and prepared as a veritable holiday sanctuary and recreational vacation resort – in the Garden of Eden.  It was God’s family plan.

Husbands and wives, sharing happy marriages in God’s creation, were given the creative ability to replicate themselves many times over – in happiness, fulfillment, pleasure and peace.  Under God’s tutelage, there was a perfectly safe environment for the rearing and education of happy, protected and productive children, who would develop into a large but ever close family.  God’s family plan was for each to take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever (Genesis 3:22).

What a wonderful family plan of hope and life – but it does not describe today’s world – does it?  Ours is a world of sickness, hate, divorce, fatherless children, war and death.  So, what went wrong?  How has man forfeited such a legacy?

“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that you eat thereof thou shall surely die.”  (Genesis 2:17)  This verse explains how such a perfect family plan ceased to exist in this present evil world.

Is there a solution, or is all lost forever?  Is it possible that there can be a restoration of the former beautiful order of things when all in the earth was – very good?  The Good News is that God’s family plan continues to exist.  The apostle Peter prophesied by Divine inspiration that there was a time of refreshing and restitution of God’s perfect family plan that would be restored – and for a few, is being restored even now!  It is the pivotal text of the New Testament.

“Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;  And He shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:  Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.”  (Acts 3:19-21)

Brethren, we are a part of God’s continuing family plan – even now!

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Sermon:  "Family Plan"
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