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In the beginning, God created Adam and Eve and placed them in the Garden of Eden, giving them freedom but also placing before them the tree of knowledge of good and evil, with a command not to eat the fruit from it. Yet, in their disobedience, they chose to eat from the forbidden tree, ushering in sin and separation from God.

But God, in His infinite love and mercy, had a plan for redemption from the beginning. He knew that to reconcile humanity to Himself, a sacrifice was necessary. And so, in His perfect timing, He sent His only Son, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, to take upon Himself the sins of the world.

It should come as no coincidence that Jesus met his fate on a tree, the cross. Just as Adam and his bride’s sin was tied to a tree, then so too should our salvation. Jesus willingly bore the weight of our sins on the cross, suffering and dying so that we might have forgiveness and reconciliation with God.

Through Jesus’s death and subsequent resurrection, the curse of sin and death was broken. He became the new Adam, undoing the consequences of Adam’s disobedience and offering us the gift of eternal life.

So, my brothers and sisters, let us never forget the depth of God’s love for us, demonstrated in the sacrifice of His Son. Let us turn to Him in repentance and faith, embracing the redemption and new life offered through Jesus Christ.

May we live each day in gratitude for the grace poured out on the cross, and may we strive to walk in obedience and love, knowing that we have been redeemed by the holy blood of the Lamb. Amen.