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
The River of God
by Michael Percy on September 30th, 2020
10 A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters. 11 The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 (The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.) 13 The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush. 14 The name of the third river ... Read More
Eat and Drink Wisely!
by Michael Percy on September 29th, 2020
8 Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. 9 The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. (Genesis 2:8-9) 13 My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the s... Read More
Let’s Hear That Again!
by Michael Percy on September 28th, 2020
4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the Lord God made the earth and the heavens. 5 Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground, 6 but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground. 7 Then the Lord God formed... Read More