Prayer of the Week

(NIV) Psalm 113:1-3 1 “Praise, O servants of the LORD, Praise the name of the LORD. 2Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore. 3From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, The name of the LORD is to be praised.”

God’s Warning Label

The LORD God put Adam in the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.  And He also gave Adam freedom…the freedom to eat from any of the trees in the garden, except one. One tree was ‘off-limits’.  One tree had a warning label from God.  One tree! Adam could have any of the […]

Questions for Personal Evaluation

(NASB) Genesis 2:15 “Then the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.” The LORD God prepared everything Adam would need – to live and work. The LORD God placed Adam in that environment of that garden. The LORD God planned for Adam to […]

A River Watered the Garden of Eden

Genesis 2:10-14 tells of a river which began to flow out from the Garden of Eden to water the garden.  From there it divided into four rivers: the Pishon, the Gihon, the Tigris and the Euphrates. In North Florida, USA, there is an underground spring which is the headwater of the Wakulla River.  It flows […]

God is the Master Gardener

‘Listen’ to the description of what trees the LORD God planted in the Garden of Eden: (NASB) Genesis 2:9 “Out of the ground the LORD God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree […]

God’s Power is Available

The LORD God placed Adam “whom He had formed” in the Garden of Eden.  (See Genesis 2:8) Where you live today, have you thought about that the LORD God has placed you there?  Perhaps you did not have a choice…but God can work in your situation for His purpose for you – right there – […]

God’s Preparation & Provision

The LORD God planted a garden – God Himself planted the garden where He would place Adam (the first man). That garden must have been beautiful.  Remember the mist which rose from the ground to water the earth…the perfect climate.  If you think about that garden in the early morning, how would an artist picture […]

Prayer of the Week

(NASB) Psalm 67:1-3 “GOD BE gracious to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us – Selah. 2That Your way may be known on the earth, Your salvation among all nations. 3 Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You.”

The Breath of Life

(NASB) Genesis 2:7 “Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.” God made a man (Adam) to have life, life which God breathed into him.  The LORD God made every part of a man – brain, heart, […]

Where Is Your Focus?

In Genesis 1:1-2:3 the act of God creating and making the heavens and the earth was done in an orderly manner over a period of six days. Now the ‘camera’ will zoom in and focus on one aspect of God’s creation – people. The scene is described: (NASB) Genesis 2:4-6 “This is the account of […]