God Already Knew

[branchesofHim]

Have you ever considered that before sin was ever in the world by Adam's eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil that God already knew it would happen? In fact, God in His foreknowledge, had already made preparation for the restoration of man by giving Jesus as the sacrifice needed for the sins of everyone in the world. And did you notice that God told Adam to "subdue" the earth? 

Genesis 1:[28] And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

subdue - 
כָּבַשׁ kâbash, kaw-bash'; a primitive root; to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate:—bring into bondage, force, keep under, subdue, bring into subjection.

God came down in the cool of the day and called out to Adam asking where he was. God is all knowing, He already knew what Adam had done and that he would do it. He had already prepared for it! But in order for His will to proceed in the earth, He had to get Adam to confess his sin. Man had been given the authority over all the earth and everything in it. And God had told Adam to subdue it! God already knew!

It is obvious that when the devil approached Adam (Eve) in the garden of Eden that he was already there. There had been no sin of man, yet the enemy was already there. Darkness was already on the earth. 

Think spiritually for a moment about the beginning of creation as recorded in scripture. 

Genesis 1:[1] In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
[2] And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
[3] And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
[4] And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
[5] And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

In the beginning it was dark. And the evening to the morning were a day, not the morning to the evening as we recognize it today from midnight to midnight (12 am to 12 am). 

1 John 1:[5] This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

John stated that that God is light and there is no darkness in Him. Thus darkness was upon creation before Adam was created. You can take that where you will. It is what it is regardless of your opinion.

John 17:[24] Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

Jesus existed before the foundation of the world. And He was already foreordained to come offer Himself as a sacrifice for the sin of man before there ever was a sin of man.

1 Peter 1:[18] Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
[19] But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
[20] Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
[21] Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

Jesus, by Whom is the only way to God, when He was in the world, was the light of the world. 

John 9:[5] As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

Now we are the light of the world if we are in Him.

Matthew 5:[14] Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

Brothers and sisters in Christ, there is so much you can do to further the kingdom of God in this world. You bring light to the world. Don't hide it. Let it shine brilliantly in your surroundings. You may be the only light that some may ever see in the darkness around you.

Matthew 5:[16] Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Be blessed with the revelation of who you are in this world. Creation awaits the light in you to be manifested. Shalom

Romans 8:[19] For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. 

creature -
κτίσις ktísis, ktis'-is; from G2936; original formation (properly, the act; by implication, the thing, literally or figuratively):—building, creation, creature, ordinance.

You were in darkness, but now you are in the light.

manifestation -
ἀποκάλυψις apokálypsis, ap-ok-al'-oop-sis; from G601; disclosure:—appearing, coming, lighten, manifestation, be revealed, revelation.

Ephesians 5:[8] For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
[9] (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
[10] Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
[11] And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

[missmuffet]

17 minutes ago, branchesofHim said:

Have you ever considered that before sin was ever in the world by Adam's eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil that God already knew it would happen? In fact, God in His foreknowledge, had already made preparation for the restoration of man by giving Jesus as the sacrifice needed for the sins of everyone in the world. And did you notice that God told Adam to "subdue" the earth? 

Genesis 1:[28] And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

subdue - 
כָּבַשׁ kâbash, kaw-bash'; a primitive root; to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate:—bring into bondage, force, keep under, subdue, bring into subjection.

God came down in the cool of the day and called out to Adam asking where he was. God is all knowing, He already knew what Adam had done and that he would do it. He had already prepared for it! But in order for His will to proceed in the earth, He had to get Adam to confess his sin. Man had been given the authority over all the earth and everything in it. And God had told Adam to subdue it! God already knew!

It is obvious that when the devil approached Adam (Eve) in the garden of Eden that he was already there. There had been no sin of man, yet the enemy was already there. Darkness was already on the earth. 

Think spiritually for a moment about the beginning of creation as recorded in scripture. 

Genesis 1:[1] In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
[2] And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
[3] And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
[4] And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
[5] And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

In the beginning it was dark. And the evening to the morning were a day, not the morning to the evening as we recognize it today from midnight to midnight (12 am to 12 am). 

1 John 1:[5] This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

John stated that that God is light and there is no darkness in Him. Thus darkness was upon creation before Adam was created. You can take that where you will. It is what it is regardless of your opinion.

John 17:[24] Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

Jesus existed before the foundation of the world. And He was already foreordained to come offer Himself as a sacrifice for the sin of man before there ever was a sin of man.

1 Peter 1:[18] Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
[19] But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
[20] Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
[21] Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

Jesus, by Whom is the only way to God, when He was in the world, was the light of the world. 

John 9:[5] As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

Now we are the light of the world if we are in Him.

Matthew 5:[14] Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

Brothers and sisters in Christ, there is so much you can do to further the kingdom of God in this world. You bring light to the world. Don't hide it. Let it shine brilliantly in your surroundings. You may be the only light that some may ever see in the darkness around you.

Matthew 5:[16] Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Be blessed with the revelation of who you are in this world. Creation awaits the light in you to be manifested. Shalom

Romans 8:[19] For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. 

creature -
κτίσις ktísis, ktis'-is; from G2936; original formation (properly, the act; by implication, the thing, literally or figuratively):—building, creation, creature, ordinance.

You were in darkness, but now you are in the light.

manifestation -
ἀποκάλυψις apokálypsis, ap-ok-al'-oop-sis; from G601; disclosure:—appearing, coming, lighten, manifestation, be revealed, revelation.

Ephesians 5:[8] For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
[9] (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
[10] Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
[11] And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

God is omniscient and He knows the future. Yes, He knew Adam and Eve would sin. 

Edited January 30, 2022 by missmuffet

[branchesofHim]

6 minutes ago, missmuffet said:

God is omniscient and He knows the future. Yes, He knew Adam and Eve would sin. 

Indeed. And He knew I would, too, as well as you and all others. No surprises to God. He knew and made provision for it. Shalom

[missmuffet]

5 minutes ago, branchesofHim said:

Indeed. And He knew I would, too, as well as you and all others. No surprises to God. He knew and made provision for it. Shalom

He also know each and every soul that will make it to heaven.