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1. Thanks for joining me today for “A Little Walk with God.” I’m your host Richard Agee.
2. Have you ever thought about what our world would be like if Adam and Eve had not disobeyed God. What would this place be like if Adam carried out God’s plan from the beginning?
3. Scripture
   1. John 5:25-29
   2. Jesus: I tell you the truth: a new day is imminent—in fact, it has arrived—when the voice of the Son of God will penetrate death’s domain, and everyone who hears will live.  You see, the Father radiates with life; and He also animates the Son of God with the same life-giving beauty and power to exercise judgment over all of creation. Indeed, the Son of God is also the Son of Man.  If this sounds amazing to you, what is even more amazing is that when the time comes, those buried long ago will hear His voice through all the rocks, sod, and soil  and step out of decay into resurrection. When this hour arrives, those who did good will be resurrected to life, and those who did evil will be resurrected to judgment.
4. Devotional
   1. That phrase in Jesus’ words today, “the Father radiates with life; and He also animates the Son of God with the same life-giving beauty and power to exercise judgment over all of creation”… made me think about those opening questions today.
      1. What if Adam had not disobeyed?
      2. What would our world be like?
      3. What did God really want from humankind?
   2. The Father radiates with life
      1. Triune Godhead present at creation
      2. Created life, not death
      3. Death entered the cosmos as a consequence of man’s disobedience, not God’s creative act
      4. Intends for us to live, not die
   3. The voice of God penetrates even dead, inanimate objects, death’s domain, to restore life
      1. Think about how seeds burst from the ground using nutrients from dead and decayed plants and animals
      2. Life comes from death by a creative act of the Father
   4. Jesus talks about an amazing time to come, though
      1. He will return
      2. The dead will be resurrected
      3. The good to life
      4. The evil to judgment
   5. God never intended for us to die. That was our doing through disobedience. But God’s plan is to restore those who believe in His restorative plan. Those who will follow Him and worship Him will be restored to life eternally. It’s our choice to believe or not. What’s your choice today?
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