Eyes to See The Garden Beyond the Trees | Kingdom Mysteries | Apr 23, 2025 | CR

Crystal Rivers | Kingdom Mysteries | Apr 23, 2025
True spiritual maturity comes through mastering divine discernment—knowing how to choose good and refuse evil. This is the essence of the Melchizedek priesthood, where "Melchi" means king (mastery) and "zedek" means righteousness (agreement with God).

Your journey begins with presenting yourself as a living sacrifice. This isn't merely external religious behavior but involves the transformation of your inner being through mind renewal. As you develop this capacity for discernment, you'll recognize God's good, acceptable, and perfect will.

The Garden of Eden teaches us about spiritual estates rather than mere physical locations. It represented a realm where governance entities communed together. The trees weren't simply vegetation but represented different witnesses and sources of understanding—the Tree of Life being Christ and His way, while the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil represented Satan's counterfeit wisdom leading to death.

God designed angelic beings as His "media team" to reveal His glory, helping humanity develop the right kind of discernment. Their purpose was to inspire humans to desire God's breath of life, which would gradually transform them into His image. However, Satan corrupted this process by offering a different kind of enlightenment that disconnected humanity from God.

The true priesthood requires developing judgment that aligns with God's nature. This isn't intellectual knowledge alone but heart knowledge that compels action. When your heart truly knows something, you respond appropriately—just as you instinctively flee a burning building. Christ demonstrated this perfectly, embracing suffering willingly because His heart was fully enlightened.

Your growth in this priesthood means developing a heart that knows to refuse evil and choose good. This transformation happens "from glory to glory" as you behold God's nature, allowing His life within you to emerge. Through enlightenment of understanding, you'll increasingly manifest the righteousness of God as you agree with Him in deeper ways.