Gen. 4:1, “Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said, “With the Lord’s help, I have produced a man!”
Genesis 4:1 NLT
Tag: Always There
“Plain English”
“It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.’” “You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman.”
Genesis 3:3-4 NLT
http://bible.com/116/gen.3.3-4.nlt
Here in plain “English” God speaks to Adam and Eve. There is no way that anyone could twist the meaning of “If you the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden, you will die”. Plain and simple.
Yet, we all do that thing that we know God has spoken to us about. It is in our soul, our heart pounds with the message, our body strives daily with the clarion call for holiness, yet we still struggle. The struggle is REAL! The Apostle Paul, millenniums later had the same struggle doing the very thing that he didn’t want to do.
The struggle that sin produced, is the very fact that we don’t always do the right thing or that we simply do the wrong thing.
Sin and Law create this cataclysmic struggle that is only answered in having a personal and intimate walk with Christ! Today if you are in that place where sin dominates or haunts you, and you love Jesus; the answer is to simply press into Him even more. He will provide you with the scapegoat from sin. And it will be from the most amazing places or people.
Press into Him today and rest assured that what He says will save your life. And remember He also said, “I will never leave you or forsake you!”
NEVER!
He is our Light House!
One of the things I miss about Cape Cod is the light house. They weren’t everywhere, but the ones that were around, were such a reminder that God is always there and visible. In the times of darkness and storm, the constant was that the beam of light was coming around every 180 degrees. It didn’t matter the type of storm, the length of storm, the time of year – it was coming and you could count on it!
Just like Jesus! You can count on Him – Always!
Just remember that He is always there with you. He will never leave you or forsake you! He loves you forever! He is right beside you and I!
Never Alone and Happy 241st Bday USMC!
I really love to read stories and watch movies and hear of the exploits of our United States Military! I never enlisted, due to the call to go into full time ministry, but grew up “behind the fence” of an U.S. Air Firce Base. I remember one morning in my 6th Grade year being awoken early in the morning due to a squad of US Marines running down our street. It was awesome!
One of the thing about our Armed Forces is they never go into a situation or come out of the same situation alone. They do not leave a brother behind. They are never forgotten. It is part of their ethos. Their DNA. Their Creed. Their promise to each other.
Much like a promise found in Psalm 9:10…
If you are feeling alone, discouraged, forgotten, maybe even steps away from death (emotionally, spiritually, physically) and feel as though no one is there for you… Be encouraged today! You are never alone!
I have a friend who serve in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a part of the United States Marine Corp Special Forces, now retired. He unfortunately saw several fellow Brothers loose their life in service to our country. Talking with him after he first came back to the states, I asked, “How do you cope? How do you forget?” He reply was astounding! “You cope by remembering!” He rolled his sleeves up to show several signs that he bore for each of his brothers. “You never forget! Even though they are gone, they are still right here (touched his arms) and right here (placed his hand over his heart)!”
In a similar fashion, Christ bore the marks of His love for us by enduring the Cross of Calvary. And today his word promises us that he will not abandon us, Ever!
You are Never Alone!