Jehovah Took The Initiative

Love is not new. After all, what moved Jehovah to begin creating? It was not that he was lonely and needed companionship. Jehovah is complete and self-contained, lacking nothing that someone else might supply. But his love, an active quality, naturally moved him to want to share the joys of life with intelligent creatures who could appreciate such a gift. "The beginning of the creation by God" was his only-begotten Son. (Revelation 3:14) Then Jehovah used his Master Worker to bring all other things into existence, starting with the angels. (Job 38:4, 7; Colossians 1:16) Blessed with freedom, intelligence and feelings, these might spirit had the opportunity to form loving attachments of their own-with one another and, above all, with Jehovah God. (2Corinthians 3:17) Thus, they loved because they were loved first.

So it was with mankind as well. From the start, Adam and Eve were virtually bathed in love. Everywhere they looked in their Paradise home in Eden, they could see evidence of the Father's love for them. Note what the Bible says: "Jehovah God planted a garden in Eden, toward the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed." (Genesis 2:8) Have you ever been in a truly beautiful garden or park? What pleased you most? The light filtering through the leaves in a shady alcove? The stunning array of colors in a bed of flowers? The background music of a gurgling brook, singing birds, and humming insects? What about the scents of trees, fruits and blossoms? In any case, no park today could compare with the one in Eden. Why?

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Draw Close To Jehovah, 2002