The Story: Chapter 1 The Bible: Genesis 6-9
Genesis 2:16-17 Then the LORD God commanded the man, “You may freely eat fruit from every tree of the orchard, but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will surely die.”
Genesis 4:6-8 Then the LORD said to Cain, “… But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. It desires to dominate you, but you must subdue it.” Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
Genesis 6:5-7 But the LORD saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time. The LORD regretted that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was highly offended. So the LORD said, “I will wipe humankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—everything from humankind to animals, including creatures that move on the ground and birds of the air, for I regret that I have made them.”
In the battle of the knowledge of good and evil, it is evil that desires to dominate. And here is a sobering thought, the consequences of Adam and Eve’s choices not only affected them, not only affected their children, not only affected following generations, but also affected every living creature created by God. All of creation had become tainted and marred. And as for humankind, they had become so corrupted God was willing to wipe all creation away for He regretted making it all.
Genesis 6:8 But Noah found favor in the sight of the LORD.
Today’s Prayer Suggestion: Express your thankfulness that in a world so corrupted by evil, one man—Noah—was found faithful. Confess any personal wrongs you are aware of that are crouching at the door of your heart and ask your Heavenly Father for the strength to subdue (i.e., conquer) it, for He is faithful to all who call upon His Name.
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The Scriptures quoted are from the NET Bible® http://netbible.com copyright © 1996, 2019 used with permission from Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved.
General format for WFMH devotionals will follow the pattern of chapters outlined in The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People, M. Lucado & R. Frazee, Zondervan, 2005, 2008, 2011.
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