Why do men seek God?
Because inherently they know that something is wrong with their relationship with their Creator. They have lost communication with Him. According to scriptures in Genesis 1 when God first created the universe, God declares that he would create man after His own likeness. Verse 26 And god said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: verse 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. God who is King of kings and LORD of lords, appoints Adam His servant to have kingship to rule in the newly form earthly kingdom. Adam indeed is made in the image and likeness of his King who rules over all.Verse 28 And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it(rule over it) and have dominion(reign)over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth. Adam by Gods decree was appointed King (ruler) over the earth. Adam as the appointed king was to reign over all that God put under his authority. Adam as Gods viceroy, was to keep his subjects under God reign. If any of them were to rebel and violate his Majestys commands then Adam was, by the power vested in him, to bring them into subjection by any means. Failure to subjugate, put down any treason found in his kingdom would jeopardize his authority. This rebellion would indicate an insurrection had occurred against Adam and his throne. The traitor who had conspired this revolt was aspiring his place on the throne. All that was needed to succeed his place on the throne would be the death of the king and/or Adam being dethrone by God because of disobedience. By right of conquest the throne could be seized by force and violently taken away. The heirs to the throne, Adams children (all of mankind), instead of finding themselves reigning, they could find themselves in subjection to the one who had led the revolt against their father Adam. Instead of Kings they would become his slaves. This ruthless Depot who planned the fall of the newly appointed king, namely Adam, now has raise himself up king to be worship by his conquer people.
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made: and he said to the woman, has God truly said, you shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Verse 4 And the serpent said to the woman, you shall not die: For God does know that in the day you eat of it, then your eyes shall be open and ye shall be as gods knowing good and evil.
Genesis 3:13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that you have done? And the woman said, the serpent deceived me, and I did eat
Adam as Gods viceroy was given his decree of what would be expected of him as king of Gods creation.
Genesis 2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it: for in the day that you eat of it, you shall surely die.
What was required was perfect obedience to the Almighty King of creation. Nothing less would be tolerated, in fact Death would be required if found in disobedience. Disobedience to a command of a king, let alone the King of kings is known as treason, rebellion and insurrection to the Sovereign. Any obstinate behavior, any willful defiance of the Kings command cannot go unpunished in any kingdom.
Obedience on the other hand proves your allegiance, loyalty and devotion to your
Highness.
Jesus said in John 14:16 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Verse 21 He that has my commandments, and keeps them, he it is that loves me.
God defines how we are to show our love for him. 1John 5:3 This is love for God, that we obey his commandments:
Willing submission would show the honor due to his Potentate. Homage could be shown by compliance to his Supreme Ruler. Love can be express in his faithfulness to his Kings orders, even as a soldiers carries out the command of his superiors, even if this would require risking his life in the line of duty. Nothing can come in the way on the commandment of the King, not even your life. Death rather than disobedience to his Majestys wishes is how to express the love that he felt for Him. Gods honor, Gods adoration, and Gods praise was violated through disobedience.
Disloyalty, unfaithfulness and infidelity was what Adam conveyed through his disgraceful act of disobedience.
What was once created good, Evil now presides in its place.
After he formed man from the dust: Genesis 1: 31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.
Adam, who didnt need the use of clothes: because Integrity, righteousness and goodness clothe him.
Adam, who once walked in innocence, is now full of guilt, shame and condemnation.
Genesis 3:17 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked;
Sin now covers the heart of Adam. Uprightness, virtue, and purity were strip away for all to see. Exposed was his unworthy, vile, and wretched condition. What embarrassment he now was experiencing. Adam needed to hide the shame he was feeling. Genesis 3:17 and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Why do men seek God?
The need to regain wholeness: the need to regain completeness and the need to become perfect again.
Adam finds a solution to hide his embarrassment: they made themselves their own covering for sin. They used fig leaves to camouflage their shame.
The used these band-aid to blot out the remembrance of their transgression. They tried to hush up their guilt by the work of their own hands, sewing the fig leaves together.
But now the question should be asked:
Do men seek God?
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