Monday, 13 July 2009 00:00  |  Written by Steve Hall [a] and posted in Two Trees

The Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed... In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 2:8-9

 

In the centre of Eden were two trees. One of them offered life, while the other offered death. One represented intimacy with God, the other represented knowledge. We already know from which tree the fruit was taken, but I am still struck by how often this choice of two trees mirrors our own stories. How often do you choose knowledge about God over intimacy with him?