What a lot of reading to get through. Not so much for words, but for stories we've learned as children. And for stuff we can glean from these stories.
Chapter 4: Cain and Abel are born. I think we know the story, Cain kills Abel because Cain can't stand that God liked Abel's sacrifice more. But what hit me was Eve's attitude toward having kids. It went from "With God's help I had a son," to "Look at what the Lord has given me." Maybe the change in attitude helped Eve to get Seth to be more Godly?
Chapter 5: Still gets me that Enoch didn't die, but was rather taken up. I sometimes wonder what I could do to get that to happen to me. Then I remember that Jesus loves me and made me whole, and even if I die, I still live (John 11:25, 26).
Chapter 6: The world was so evil that the Lord couldn't stand it anymore. So He brings His judgment. I think we sometimes forget that God knows what's really going on in our hearts. Is this world not up to God's standard? Yeah. But I'm sure it wasn't as bad as it was back then, or I think Jesus would have already come back (II Peter 3:9).
Chapter 7: So Noah builds an ark in front of a bunch of people who had never seen rain (Genesis 2:1-7). The earth was watered by a mist or by underground streams rising up to water the ground. But God told Noah a mind-blowing message, build a boat because water is going to flood the earth. And Noah obeyed. Let me end this entry with a mind-blowing question. What are you doing that is so crazy that if God isn't in it you would fail?
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About Me
- Neill
- I'm a minister with Northside Christian Church. I'm a ragamuffin, a crash, a mess, or whatever literary device you wish to use in describing a man who understands his condition, accept God's grace, and wishes to be used by God to bring others to Him. Also a Husband to Mi Maestra Bonita, a Husker fan, Sushi Snob, and part time Spanish Speaker
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