#MeToo and Genesis 2
by Michael Percy on October 8th, 2020
18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” … But for Adam no suitable helper was found. 21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought he... Read More
Soul Mates
by Michael Percy on October 7th, 2020
18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” 19 Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. 20 So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky a... Read More
You Need Help!
by Michael Percy on October 6th, 2020
18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” (Genesis 2:18) 32 They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” 33 He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. 34 “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to them. “... Read More
Not Good
by Michael Percy on October 5th, 2020
18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” (Genesis 2:18) “Come, let’s climb God’s Mountain, go to the House of the God of Jacob. He’ll show us the way he works so we can live the way we’re made.” (Isaiah 2:3, The Message) Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. (1 John 4:8) When we read about God creating the wor... Read More
Experience and Delight
by Michael Percy on October 2nd, 2020
15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” (Genesis 2:15-17)16 I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word … 24 Your statut... Read More
Whatever You Do, Do This…
by Michael Percy on October 1st, 2020
15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. (Genesis 2:15)When God gives someone … the ability to enjoy … their work – this is a gift of God. (Ecclesiastes 5:19) 23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It i... Read More
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