QUIET TIMES
Friday, July 04, 2008
Recently I have been going thru the book of Genesis really slow. I have really been getting alot from it. The first thing I got from Genesis 1 in the first chapter, is every human is a special being. I mean we were created by the Master, the Maker of Heaven and Earth, that is pretty amazing and the second thing was that every human is a spiritual being, God breathed His spirit, His life into us. Just the fact that God singled out man and created Him with His own hands and gave Him special care shows us there is a vast difference between us and all the animals he created.
Then onto Chapter 2 we see the very first surgery. God took a rib from man and made a woman, then we see a marriage made in paradise. The very first wedding and God teaching man his first responsibility, his view of what a man and woman's relationship is. Here God shows man a three step process, to leave, to cleave and to become one.
Then in Chapter 3 we see man's greatest tragedy, but in the midst of this tragedy, we see man's greatest hope. He disobeys God, he plays the blame game, blaming the woman for his problems. God wanted Adam to admit his sin, instead he made excuses.
I am already into Chapter 18 and I have gotten some simple revelations this time that have really stuck with me. I have read Genesis many times, but this time, I am taking it slow, slow, slow. I want God to show me something, to speak to my heart. I want to know Him more, so I thought maybe I would start at the beginning.
Then onto Chapter 2 we see the very first surgery. God took a rib from man and made a woman, then we see a marriage made in paradise. The very first wedding and God teaching man his first responsibility, his view of what a man and woman's relationship is. Here God shows man a three step process, to leave, to cleave and to become one.
Then in Chapter 3 we see man's greatest tragedy, but in the midst of this tragedy, we see man's greatest hope. He disobeys God, he plays the blame game, blaming the woman for his problems. God wanted Adam to admit his sin, instead he made excuses.
I am already into Chapter 18 and I have gotten some simple revelations this time that have really stuck with me. I have read Genesis many times, but this time, I am taking it slow, slow, slow. I want God to show me something, to speak to my heart. I want to know Him more, so I thought maybe I would start at the beginning.
posted by Live, Love, Laugh | 12:19 PM
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Thank you so much for your very kind words on my blog. It sounds like you must have read both blogs.
Thank you for you kindness.
I'd like to say something about Genesis...
It is interesting to note that God saw that Adam was lonely, that he needed a mate, a helper.
But... and this is important, God did not rush in and fix Adam's loneliness right away.
Instead, He put Adam to work.
He had Adam explore the world He created, and had Adam name everything.
How long must that have taken? How long did Adam work at the task God had given him while he longed for the companionship of another human being?
Here are a few lessons I get from that:
1. God does not drop everything to give us what we want, even what He knows we need it, immediately. Sometimes we need to exercise patience and trust. He will be steadfast and true for our future good.
2. There is nothing wrong with work. Doing a task, doing it well, is important in itself. Not for any reward (God did not say what He would do for Adam in exchange for being obedient).
3. We often have a greater enjoyment when satisfaction is delayed. The longing for Eve helped Adam appreciate her all the more.
Thanks again for all your encouragement.
--Will
I think, that no matter how many times we read the scriptures, we see something different depending on what is going on in our lives at the time. We are special to God, we are his children and he loves us. He sees the good and bad in each and every one of us, as we do our own children, and he continues to love us and care about us.
Hope you had a happy fourth. Enjoy your reading.
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