Redeemed Back to the Garden

I've referred to being redeemed back to the garden, a number of times in the last eight years, since being led to live off the land.  Being born again changed my life completely, but that was only the beginning of the relationship and journey with YHWH in Y'hshuwah.  The statement in John 3:16 is known the world over.  Redemption was made possible for the entire world, but it is up to us as individuals to accept that glorious gift of grace and enter into the covenant established by our Creator.

Through out these trying times, even amidst those who claim to be believers, we continue to hear a great deal of blame as to the present condition of circumstances and current events.  As we can plainly see in Genesis 3, blame didn't improve any of the circumstances or alleviate any of the personal responsibility.  I've underlined both human attempts to lay blame, but we can see later in that same chapter, the end result for both, was the same.

And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.    And YHWH Elohim said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.  And YHWH Elohim said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:  And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.  Genesis 3:12-15  is a commonly preached conversation that took place in the Garden of Eden, but I think we have removed ourselves from our own responsibility in this account.

Therefore YHWH Elohim sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.  So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
An attempt to place blame didn't keep either of them in the Garden.

The following text took place between Messiah and a religious man.
For YHWH so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.  For YHWH sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.  John 3:16, 17

This Scripture indicates we have all been given the opportunity for redemption, yet we still choose to place blame rather than tend a garden.  Y'hshuwah gave agricultural parables.  I'm not saying everyone should be doing what I'm doing, as Deuteronomy 28 clearly states YHWH blesses obedience in town as well as country.  What I am saying is; blame is not sowing good seed!  It is sowing strife and refusing to accept responsibility, and that is not repentance.

To apply this to where we are now, we need to realize all the political and religious blame we can sling isn't changing the direction.  The only thing that humans can do to change the direction is to cry out for mercy in repentance, which is not only ceasing the sin, but walking in obedience to our Creator.  I know for an absolute fact, politics is not the answer for America, therefore it makes no difference which side of the aisle is exalted or which side is blamed.  

I have been called, literally, back to the garden, but also to reach out with the Good News, from where I am.  The mess of politics is not my responsibility, therefore, it's not my place to cast blame.  On the other hand, there are undoubtedly servants of YHWH strategically located by our Creator Himself in both town and country to reach out to those who have ears to hear, as the direction of the country declines, regardless of the party in leadership.