In one garden, the first Adam made a decision which started a chain that would last for 4,000 years. In another garden, the second Adam (Jesus) made a dicision that would break that chain. This pivotal point in the life of Christ, secured for us the same life that Adam enjoyed before the fall.
Though Jesus broke the chain, still it is not automatic. Though we may be 'born of God', we still have an enemy. But what has changed, is that Jesus has shown us by example how to beat him. It is not as much on us to resist that we might then enjoy His fullness, but rather, it is on us to walk in His fullness that we might then have the power to resist.
Tomorrow happens to be Easter. But this year I will be more mindful of an event which took place a few days before, where in a garden He secured for me this life that I can enjoy now. Looking ahead and knowing the ones who would find it, it so filled Him with joy that it enabled Him to endure the cross.
In the sermon by Paris Reidhead called 'Ten Shekels and a Shirt' he tells a story about two young Moravians who sold themselves into slavery that they might be witnesses to the slaves. As their ship pulled away, one raised his hand and shouted, 'MAY THE LAMB THAT WAS SLAIN, RECEIVE THE REWARD OF HIS SUFFERING'.
In order that He would 'RECIEVE THE REWARD OF HIS SUFFERING' may we not miss the life He secured for us.