mission. The measure of a man is not what he says about himself or what other people say about him. The true measure of a man comes from what God says about him. Adam didn’t believe this. And we don’t believe it either. Adam failed at his mission. He didn’t keep Genesis 2:15. He didn’t guard his garden and his marriage. That’s why Adam hid from God and hid from his wife behind the cover of fig leaves and excuses. Adam found his identity in his ability to perform Genesis 2:15, to successfully cultivate