Prayer

The verses emphasized in Stormie Omartian's next devotional Bible study, "A Walk in the Garden", are Genesis 3:8-9, which read "And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day:  and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?" Adam and Eve had the greatest opportunity given to them from the very beginning, walking with God. They were so close to their Creator that nothing could possibly break that communion, but wait, something did. It was one simple but drastic decision that forever altered the course of the Universe. Though there was no sin in the world in the beginning, God gave us from the start the power to make our own choices. That drastic choice carried out in the garden bore its weight of sin; however, God still yearned for Adam and Eve's presence. He still longed for the relationship they once shared. Though God was still willing to restore that fellowship, Adam and Eve hid in their shame. Wrong decisions made keep us from experiencing the true joy that comes from following the LORD; however, they should never keep us from the LORD. We are to learn from our mistakes and continually pray to Him so when He asks for our presence we may say, "Here I am LORD".