Reach Out His Hand - Genesis 3:22-24

Genesis 3:22-24 ESV 

Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—” therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life.

Choosing and taking the fruit of the tree of life was equally within reach. If Adam and Eve's attention had not been drawn to forbidden tree, the garden story might have ended differently. But God knows what lies in the heart of man. God knew that another tree of life would be necessary. The Son of Man was already anointed as the tree of life that has appeared in our wilderness. The timeless fruit is now available for the picking. The kingdom of heaven has drawn near. 

Just reach out...