“Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.”
—Genesis 2:15
Though our world has been corrupted by sin and is filled with struggles, because you have been born again by the Spirit of God, you can experience God’s Garden of Eden!
Yes, this garden of God’s Spirit now dwells within you. You can know the love, joy, peace, and intimacy with Father that Adam and Eve once enjoyed, but you must cultivate and keep it. We must cultivate relationship with God’s Spirit within in order to experience His garden of beauty, love, and joy.
The maiden in the Song of Solomon said to her beloved, “Come away, . . . and be like a gazelle or like a young stag on the spice-laden mountains” (Song 8:14, NIV). Dear one, by the cleansing power of Jesus’ blood, let go of the heaviness of this world and follow the Spirit of Yeshua. Cultivate your inner Garden of Eden by talking to the Lord about the challenges you face as you follow Him through the highs and the lows of your life. Call upon the Holy Spirit to uproot any inner “weeds” and replace them with His faith, love, mercy, and wisdom. Faithfully speak God’s Word over yourself and your circumstances to cultivate God’s beauty within and release His strength and victory. As you run into your Garden of Eden with God by communing with His Spirit, you will experience His peace, provision, and abiding joy.
Lord, I open my heart to You. Reveal the thorns and weeds of pain, shame, rejection, and fear that must go now through the power of Your blood and name. All challenges I face are released to You. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, You are with me, and I shall not fear (Ps. 23:4).
Faithful, almighty Father, take the wheel, for You are my Shepherd, and You keep me on the right path. I follow You with all my heart, mind, and strength (Matt. 22:37). Close every door that leads to destruction, and open every door that leads to Your goodness (Matt. 7:13–14). As we journey up the mountains together, I am transformed into Your image with ever-increasing glory (2 Cor. 3:18, NIV). May I never neglect Your garden and daily cultivate it to experience the beauty of intimacy with You.
Cynthia Schneider, From Passover to Pentecost (Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2021), Used by permission.
