Grace Within Reach: What We Missed in the Garden

Sunday, April 12, 2026

What We Missed in the Garden

I told them to eat from any tree. Any tree. Except one. Of the many trees in the Garden, only one was forbidden.

There were only 10 commandments. Out of all the things I could have forbidden, I picked only ten. And all of those commandments can be distilled into only one: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your strength and love your neighbor as yourself” (Luke 10:27).

So don’t let your actions be guided by fear or guilt. I invented pleasure so you don’t need to be afraid of it. Instead, eat from the smorgasbord of life. Delight in sweet relationships, hobbies, nature, or any of the wholesome pleasures I bountifully provide. For I am a generous God.

With love beyond measure,

Jesus

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Cyndi is a Christian writer with a heart for grace and freedom in Christ. Through fresh reflections and scripture‑rooted devotionals, she invites readers into rest and relationship. She longs for those who see themselves only as “sinners saved by grace” to know they are truly good in Christ, and for those who strive and battle, to hear that the fight is finished. Her writing is shaped by the promise from Isaiah 40:1–2 — God’s call to “Comfort, comfort My people with gentle, compassionate words. Speak tenderly from the heart to revive those in shame, and proclaim that their warfare is over. Their debt of sin is paid for, and they will not be treated as guilty. Prophesy to them that they have received from the hand of God twice as many blessings as all their sins” (paraphrase from TPT). She lives in Florida with her husband of 37 years and their dog, Smudge.