The Garden and the Great Rescue (v2)

A tale for the little ones of the family

Once upon a time there was a very great King.

So great that no one could see all of Him at once. So wise that He knew how to make everything from nothing.

One day, the King decided to build the most beautiful place that ever was.

The King builds His world

First He made the light. “Let there be light!” — He said. And there was light. And it was very good.

Then He made the sky and the sea. Then the land and the plants. Then the sun and the moon and all the stars. Then the fish and the birds.

And then He made something special — something no one had ever seen before — the biggest animals that ever existed.

Some had tails as big as huge trees. Some had wings and breathed fire. Some were so big that the ground shook when they walked.

Today we call them dinosaurs. But the King made them first. And they were real. Very real.

The King set them in His world and said: “Very good.”

The most special gift

But the King had an even more special gift saved up.

He took a little bit of soil from the most beautiful garden. He shaped it with great care. And then — this is the most amazing part — He breathed into it.

Like when mommy blows to put out the little candles on the cake. But this breath was different. It was the breath of the King Himself. And the being woke up.

That being was named Adam.

And Adam was special because he carried a little piece of the King inside. It was not a mask. It was not a role. It was him himself — for real.

What Adam could do

The King said something astonishing to Adam:

“All of this is yours. Take care of it. The big animals, the birds, the fish — they all obey you.”

Can you imagine that? Even the biggest animals in the world listened to Adam!

And the King Himself brought the animals to see what name Adam would give them. The King waited. The King listened. Because Adam was very, very important.

Even the King respected Adam’s decisions. That is how special he was.

Then the King saw that Adam was alone. And He said: “It is not good to be alone.”

So He took a part of Adam — a whole side of him — and with that part He made Ishah.

And Adam saw her and said: “At last! Someone like me!”

And they lived happily in the most beautiful garden in the world.

The problem — the lying serpent

But there was someone in the garden who was not good.

It was a serpent. But it was not an ordinary serpent. Inside that serpent there was a very ancient and very clever being who was angry because Adam had everything he wanted.

He wanted Adam’s power. But Adam had something he could never have — the breath of the King inside.

So he invented a trap.

He came up to Ishah.

Why Ishah and not Adam? Because Ishah was made to receive. To welcome. To keep. And the evil being wanted her to receive something that did not come from the King.

He whispered to her:

“Is it true that the King said you couldn’t eat from that tree? Look how beautiful it looks. Look how good it smells. If you eat it you’ll know everything — everything — you’ll have the power of the King Himself.”

That was what Ishah wanted. Not knowledge out of curiosity. The power. To be as powerful as the One who made everything.

And she ate. And she gave some to Adam. And Adam ate too.

It was a trap. They did not gain the King’s power. They entered the territory of the evil being.

What happened next

In that moment everything changed.

It was as if a light inside them had been switched off.

Before — Adam and the King spoke together. The King waited for Adam’s decisions. Adam took care of the garden. Everything was as it should be.

After — Adam hid himself.

“Where are you?” — the King called.

And Adam came out trembling.

The King was sad. Very sad. Because His most special beings had listened to the evil being instead of listening to Him.

And they had to leave the garden.

What the evil being gained

The evil being now had something he did not have before.

Before — Adam had dominion over him. Adam was more important.

After — the evil being used Adam and Ishah as his hands in the world.

Because the evil being has no body. He cannot touch anything by himself. He needs beings of flesh to do what he wants.

So he pushed Ishah to seek power. And he pushed Adam to get that power so that Ishah would look at him.

And so — without Adam or Ishah realizing it — the evil being moved the world through them.

The King’s promise

But the King — before they left the garden — said something very important.

He spoke to the evil being that was in the serpent:

“Someday someone will come. And that someone will fix everything you broke.”

It was a promise. And the King always keeps His promises.

The Great Rescue

Many, many years went by. Many generations. Many grandparents of grandparents of grandparents.

And then the King did something no one expected.

He Himself decided to enter the world that He had created.

To enter He needed to be like Adam. He needed to be a real being of flesh. With hands and feet and everything.

So He chose a very special mommy. Her name was Miriam.

Do you know what her name means? It is like saying: “the breath of the King surrounded by water.” The King entering the world through her like a river born from a spring.

And a baby was born.

That baby was named Yiahushua.

His name means: “Yiahua — the King — is salvation.”

Why Yiahushua was different

Yiahushua was a real being of flesh. He got hungry. He got thirsty. He got tired. He played. He laughed. He cried.

But He was also the King’s son.

And that made Him special in a very important way:

The evil being had nothing over Him.

Do you remember that Adam and Ishah entered the evil being’s territory? And that is why the evil being could use them.

Yiahushua never entered that territory. He never listened to the evil being. Never. Not a single time.

The evil being had nothing to charge Him. No debt. No power over Him.

The darkest day — and the brightest

One day the evil being thought he had won.

He made the people hurt Yiahushua. And Yiahushua died.

That day all His friends wept. The sky turned dark. It seemed that everything was over.

But the evil being made a huge mistake.

If someone dies without having any debt — without having entered the evil one’s territory — no one can hold them.

The rules of the evil one’s own territory said it that way.

And Yiahushua had no debt.

On the third day Yiahushua woke up.

He rose. He came out. Alive.

And the old debt of Adam — the one the evil being had kept since the garden — was paid. Forever.

The evil being could no longer charge it.

What that means for you

Do you remember the breath of the King that woke Adam up?

That same breath is available to you.

When you say “Yes, I want to be part of the King’s Kingdom” — it is as if the King put His breath into you again.

And the evil being no longer has a debt to charge you.

Because Yiahushua paid it all. The promise of the garden was fulfilled.

One important thing

The evil being is still here. He does not have the power he had before. But he keeps trying.

He keeps whispering to the Ishahs: “Seek power. Seek more. Always more.”

He keeps whispering to the Adams: “Get power so they will see you. Cars. Money. Fame. If you don’t have all that you’re worth nothing.”

But the Adam who is in the King’s Kingdom knows that this is a lie.

He does not need to chase. He does not need to pile up. The King Himself takes care of him.

And when the Adam stops chasing — the evil being loses his hold.

The end — that is really the beginning

The King is preparing a new garden.

Much more beautiful than the first. Where there is no evil being. Where there are no lies. Where the King walks among His own as He always wanted.

And all those who said “Yes, I want to be part of the Kingdom” — will be there.

Forever.

Sleep peacefully, little one. The King watches over His own while they sleep.

Psalm 127:2

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