This chapter contains a broad history of Cain, Abel, their falling out, and several generations of Cain’s family. There is also mention of Seth and his first son. The topic that jumped out at me is our heart condition. “Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. In the course of time Cain brought…
Month: February 2019
Psalm 4
“Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer. How long will you people turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods? Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for…
Genesis 3
It is in this chapter that we read of sin’s introduction (rebellion against God) and the ensuing curse. “Then the Lord God said to the woman, ‘What is this you have done?’ The woman said, ‘The serpent deceived me, and I ate.’ So the Lord God said to the serpent, ‘Because you have done this,…
Psalm 3
This psalm is compact, yet powerful prayer for deliverance. “Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! Many are saying of me, ‘God will not deliver him.’ But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. I call out to the Lord, and…
Genesis 2
This chapter reminds me that one day we will experience paradise in an even greater way than Adam and Eve did in the beginning. “Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow…
Psalm 2
This psalm is an interesting dichotomy (contrast) between those empowered by this world, and those empowered by God. “Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed… The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the…
Genesis 1
Though it’s probably a familiar chapter, I tried to look at it with a fresh perspective. There is so much to talk about, though I’ll try not to get carried away. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the…
Psalm 1
This psalm is a reminder to stick close to God, for He is our sole source of life. “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the…