Eve began some big trends: desiring her husband, sorrow in childbirth, and changing history one baby at a time. When God told Eve about the coming war between the Devil and her seed, He wasn’t finished: “I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; in pain you shall bring forth children; your desire shall […]
It’s been a battle royal alright: between the usurper “god of this world” and the rightful Heir of everything. As God spoke to the devil in Genesis 3, He sent a ricochet message to Eve as well. There would be a long war, He said, “between you [that’s the devil] and the woman, and between […]
What kind of Person can interrupt funerals, and ask a dead man to join him for dinner? Jesus can! They say, in a world full of statistics, this is the ultimate statistic: 1 out of 1 dies. But when God told Adam, “In the day that you eat of it you shall surely die,” what […]
Read More… from January 28, 2021 — When The Dead Hear His Voice
When God said they would die if they sinned, what did He mean? Adam didn’t die for centuries, did he? After Adam and Eve more or less confessed to their wrong-doing, God had some earth-shaking things to say. He had already told them, “The day that you eat of it [the forbidden fruit] you shall […]
Read More… from January 27, 2021 — Death Comes To Planet Earth
Today no one is responsible for wrong actions—we’re all just victims, but there’s a costly downside to that. In the conversation God had with Adam and Eve after they sinned, they seemed to pass the buck. That’s the big deal these days. I’m not responsible for my actions; I’m a victim. It’s someone else’s fault. […]
The problem with trying to pretend away sin is that we also get rid of confession—and forgiveness, too. Christian! Have you had a conversation with God about your sins lately? It’s one of the best things you can do. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and […]
Read More… from January 25, 2021 — Confession, Good For The Soul
Some folks say they’re not afraid of God (like I’m not afraid of lions), but wait till they show up! In Genesis 3:8, Adam and Eve “heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day.” It was His regular custom to visit with His creatures. What an […]
One thing worse than doing wrong is trying to cover it up. Adam and Eve proved it didn’t work anyway. The scene: the breathtakingly beautiful garden of Eden. The characters: Adam and Eve. Everything around them is perfect. BUT they have acted in self-willed, brazen defiance of God—high treason against the government of the universe. […]
Moderns pretend that the only thing to be ashamed of is shame itself. But shame is a crucial warning system. According to Forbes magazine, the U.S. clothing industry is a 12-billion-dollar-a-year business. Genesis chapter 3, verse 7, tells us when it began. There we read of the moment when Adam and Eve disobeyed God: “Then […]