Genesis 3:24 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.
I was thinking of writing about access. The thought came to me to use this opening verse as a basis for gaining access to the garden of Eden again, our idea of paradise.
Then as I read the passage over again, I had to change my way of thinking. The way is guarded to the tree of life. Sure the tree was planted at the center of the garden but the focus is not the garden but the tree of life.
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way….
He is the way to the tree of life. The flaming sword turning every way is to ensure only those whom God justifies can come near to our Lord and obttain eternal life.
Ephesians 6:17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Two edge swords cut both ways, that is the word of God.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Revelation 20:4 Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God…
From the very beginning to the very end this has always been about Jesus, as the Son, as the Word, as the Way, truth and life everlasting.
Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
Jesus is knocking at the door to your heart. If you hear His voice you don’t get to say “Come in” you have to open the door to your heart and invite Him in.
If you are not hearing His voice, perhaps you need to pick up your bible and read.
Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.