In the beginning
God’s boundaries were set
Day was light; darkness – night
Earth from sky; water from land
All separated
By God’s own hand.
Fish for the sea; birds for the air
Then the pair; man and wife
Into their nostrils
God breathed His life.
To man, all God’s garden
Was totally free.
There was only one small boundary.
Every tree in the garden
Could be used for food
Except one tree
Knowing evil and good
But man disobeyed
Crossed the boundary fixed
Ate from the tree that God forbade
Was afraid – and hid.
Now, because this one rule
Had not been met
Holy God a new boundary set
To keep man out of His Garden
Sweet relationship broken.
Separation.
Over time man went
From bad to worse
Turned away from God
And even cursed
His creator.
The gulf became wider
The boundary higher
Big barrier of sin
Blocked the way
To God’s presence.
But God in His mercy, love & grace
Wanted man to see His face
Sent to earth His son, beloved one
Jesus.
The almighty everlasting God
Stepped down into time
Became a child – Word spoken
Two boundaries now broken.
He lived in our world
Humble – a servant
Lord of all!
Another wall breached
To reach
Me.
Yet the final boundary
That had to be smashed
Was the barrier
That kept me away from God
My sin.
By Christ’s death on the cross
And His rising again
The last boundary crashed
So now I can come
Through the veil of His flesh
To commune once more
With my Father God.
His own blood, the price
To open paradise
For me.
Jesus out of love to reach me
You broke down every boundary
So now I in turn
Reach out to you
With my love, only weak and small
But I give you it all
I love you.
Genesis 1:3-10
Philippians 2:6-8
Hebrews 10:19
