This blog is going to be about whatever I feel like I want it to be about that particular day :) Sometimes it will be fun updates about life and where we're going and what we're doing. Other times, it'll be about the cool stuff I pull out of my time in the Bible. And who knows what it'll be about the other times. :) If you don't like all the posts, just stick with me... today is a reflection on some good Genesis stuff! I'll try to keep it relevant and fun whether or not you've ever read these verses or not!
SEASONS: Gen 8:21-22: LORD said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground on account of man, for the intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done. While the earth remains,
seedtime and harvest,
and cold and heat,
and summer and winter,
and day and night
shall not cease.”
This verse was written after the flood that destroyed the earth where God rescued Noah by providing the instructions for the ark. He was promising that he'd never do it again. The first underlined portion of that verse is an explicit statement revealing that man is inherently evil, which is why we need the redeeming power of the Savior. Because of Adam and Eve’e choice to sin, evil was allowed on the earth and man became a pawn of Satan until the Lord was able to enact his saving plan. This is why we need Jesus because He’s the only One who could bring hope back as He is the only one who never sinned.
I love the second underlined portion of that verse because it reveals that God created the seasons! I LOVE seasons! I couldn’t ever actually live in a place like Hawaii or the Caribbean even though they’re beautiful to visit because they don’t have seasons…(many would argue that Texas doesn’t have seasons either and in comparison to many other parts of the country I would have to agree), but I do love it when the first cool and crisp cold front blows through. I love it when its sweatshirt and jeans weather & football season! I love getting those few freezes and getting to have fires in the house, and then I love it when it warms back up enough to spend a day laying out in the sun. I love it when the bluebonnets start blooming in Texas around Easter time. I love it that God created seasons for us to enjoy. Variety is indeed the spice of life! (OK Lord, now its time to reintroduce the variety of rain!! :) and hopefully soon that first cool & crisp cool front) :)
MEAT: Genesis 9:3 “Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant.”
Its interesting to me that God initially gave man only the plants to eat and then after the flood, he gave man everything to eat including the animals. I wonder if that was a reward for man or a curse to the animals or what…it was during the same time that God was making other promises about never destroying the earth again and blessing Noah’s family, so I just find it interesting…
RAINBOWS: Genesis 9:13-16 I set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth. 14 It shall come about, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow will be seen in the cloud, 15 and I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and never again shall the water become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 When the bow is in the cloud, then I will look upon it, to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”
God’s rainbow!!! He called it “My Bow”…how cool…and how powerful! You know when you see that pretty colored bow shaped thing in the sky when the clouds and sun are just right – that’s HIS BOW. He put it there. And when He sees it, He thinks about the covenant (everlasting promise) that He made with mankind. Don’t ever look at a rainbow the same way…cuz God’s talking to YOU when you see that ROY G BIV in the sky!
WOW!! We've actually got a big storm coming through right now! Its RAINING! and the wind is crazy! I had to pause this blog writing to drive Derrick's truck to my grandfather's to get it under a garage covering and we moved a bunch of stuff around in our garage to squeeze my Jeep in....San Antonio news said there was potential for big hail in this storm....we'll see what happens. But I LOVE the sound of rain & thunder! Signing off!
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