Genesis 3:17 “Then to Adam He said, ‘Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, you shall not eat of it: cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life.’ ” […]
Genesis 3:18 “Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, And you shall eat the herb of the field.” Father, thorns and thistles growing amongst plants for consumption make it difficult to reach life-giving nutrients without pain and frustration. When we ignore Your tender promptings that whisper, “this is the way to walk”, […]
Genesis 3:19 “In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return.” Father, how sweaty, dirty, and unproductive we can become when we go our own way. We are drawn to over […]
Genesis 3:20 “And Adam called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.” Father, in Your mercy and justice, Adam changed his wife’s name from woman to Eve. It was a mighty act of faith as he transformed her name to a title that means “life”. She was set on a […]
Genesis 3:21 “Also for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.” Father, You clothe the bareness of our human condition more beautifully and eternally than anything we can construct for ourselves. We cannot reach You and Your righteousness on our own strength or merit; we will always fall […]
Genesis 3:22 “Then the Lord God said, ‘Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever’—” Father, when we ignore Your directions and promptings, we journey on a path […]
Genesis 3:23 “-therefore the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken.” Father, we are moved by Your mighty hand into the positions of our choosing. Because of Your precious and powerful love, You’ve given us free will to choose Your ways or to […]
Genesis 3:24 “So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.” Father, how difficult it must be for You as a loving and kind Papa, to express Your judgment […]
Psalm 23:1-6 "Yahweh is my best friend and my shepherd. I always have more than enough. He offers a resting place for me in his luxurious love. His tracks take me to an oasis of peace near the quiet brook of bliss . That’s where he restores and revives my life. He opens before me […]
Matthew 17:14-18 “And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying, ‘Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. So I brought him to Your disciples, but […]
Matthew 17:19-21 "Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, 'Why could we not cast it out?' So Jesus said to them, 'Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will […]
Psalms 66:1-20 “Everyone everywhere, lift up your joyful shout to God! Sing your songs tuned to his glory! Tell the world how wonderful he is. For he’s the awe-inspiring God, great and glorious in power! We’ve never seen anything like him! Mighty in miracles, you cause your enemies to tremble. No wonder they all surrender […]