"God's Handiwork" - Too

 "Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?" (Ecclesiastes 7:13 KJV)

  "Well then, you might say, "Why does God blame people for not responding? Haven't they simply done what he makes them do?" No, don't say that. Who are you, a mere human being, to argue with God? Should the thing that was created say to the one who created it, "Why have you made me like this?" When a potter makes jars out of clay, doesn't he have a right to use the same lump of clay to make one jar for decoration and another to throw garbage into?" (Romans 9:19-21 NLT)

 Before we think that Adam had no choice in the matter, we must consider what it was that God knew was going to happen. God's plan of redemption was in preparation before He even made the foundation on this world; it was already known to God what would take place in the garden, long before Adam did it. 

 Yes, Adam had a choice, but his choice to do wrong was already something God knew would happen; He knows everything; He sees everything; there is nothing hidden or that happens which He does not know. With that little bit of information, we should know that He knows the sin we did last night, and He knows the sin we will do tomorrow, the next day, and all throughout our lives. But He still chose us and calls us His own! 

 We might not be perfect, but He sees us as we will be: Washed by the blood of His Son, and perfect as can be! We cannot fix ourselves, not even if we could try, it will not work! If we could, then Jesus would not have had to be crucified on the cross to save us...

"In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction. He does this to make the riches of his glory shine even brighter on those to whom he shows mercy, who were prepared in advance for glory. And we are among those whom he selected, both from the Jews and the Gentiles." (Romans 9:22-24 NLT)