Text: Genesis 5:3 KJV Further Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:22; 45-49 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: Genesis 5:3 MESSAGE In Genesis 1:26, God said, Let us make man in our image and after our likeness. In verse […]
Where Is Your Brother?
Text: Genesis 4:9 KJV Further Reading: John 13:34-35, 1 John 3: 10-18 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper? Genesis 4:9 MESSAGE The use of ‘Brother’ in our topic is generic, referring to both genders. Where is the love of […]
Sin At The Door
Text: Genesis 4:7 KJV Further Reading: James 1:12-15 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. Genesis 4:7 MESSAGE The devil is always looking for opportunities to pull a believer […]
Why are you angry?
Text: Genesis 4:5-6 KJV Further Reading: Genesis 39:18-20, 26-28 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? Genesis 4:5-6 MESSAGE Be not deceived; God is not mocked: […]
Sin Steals Joy
Text: Psalms 51:8, 12 Further Reading: 2 Samuel 12:10-23 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. Psalms 51:8, 12 MESSAGE Nothing compares to the joy of salvation. It is as the […]
Where Are You?
Text: Genesis 3:9 NKJV Further Reading: Genesis 3:8-10 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? Genesis 3:9 MESSAGE If God calls out to you today asking a similar question He asked Adam, what will your answer be? Are you still in the presence of the Lord or have […]
Sin Brings Shame
Text: Genesis 3:7 NKJV Further Reading: Exodus 32:1-34 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings. Genesis 3:7 MESSAGE Sin is darkness. Whenever it is exposed to the light it brings shame. In Genesis chapter 2:25, though […]
The Subtility Of The Devil
Text: Genesis 3:1 KJV Further Reading: Genesis 3:1-7 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Genesis 3:1 MESSAGE The devil is the enemy of […]
Everything Is Good
Text: Genesis 1:31 KJV Further Reading: Ephesians 2:10 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. Genesis 1:31 MESSAGE God is an all-around specialist, everything He made is very good. Take a look at these lines from the […]
Destructive Words: Jabez
Text: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 KJV Further Reading: James 3:1-18 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand […]