- Genesis 2 Daily DEVO Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” Genesis 2:18 – We were never meant to go at life alone. As tempting as it is sometimes to want to just disconnect from relationships and people, realize that’s not the life your creator made you for. Finding rest in solitude is something even Jesus did, but He never stayed away from people and always made it a priority to pour into those around Him. While for some of us this idea of being with people is easy, I know it’s not that way for all of us. Take today’s message as a simple reminder that we are meant to have people and relationships within our life. Not going through life alone but together. It’s makes it very difficult to share with someone the love of Jesus when we’re in isolation. So seek out today, even with just one person, some time together with them. Maybe the refreshment in life you’ve been looking for is actually going to come from someone else rather than from within you. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 483
- Now out of the ground the Lord God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. Genesis 2:19 – It brings joy to God when He brings us into the work that He is doing. God didn’t have to include Adam in this. God was fully capable on His own to name the animals, but chose to bring Adam close and invite Him to participate in the work He was doing. Today God’s work isn’t naming animals, He’s working to bring the world back to Himself. Just like with Adam, God is inviting us into the work He is doing. God is fully capable of this on His own. He could rearrange the stars to describe a message of love for the world if He wanted to, but instead He chooses to invite us into the work He is doing. That tells us He sees us, values us, and even encourages our creativity in the accomplishing of the work as with Adam and the names. Know God wants you with Him in His work. You are not a burden to Him, you’re the very tool He’s going to use to get the job done. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1806
- Genesis 2 – Pastor Mac Daily DEVO And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. Genesis 2:25 – While we are outlined the creation of man in chapter 1, we now are getting the more detailed account of what took place on the sixth day of creation. God created man, He creates the perfect Garden of Eden, and then God creates woman from the rib of Adam as a mate and helper for him. In this final verse of the chapter we get a descriptor word for Adam and Eve, naked. While yes, this is speaking of their physical nakedness during their time in the Garden of Eden, we must understand their nakedness is describing something far grander that just their body. They were spiritually naked before the Lord and not ashamed about it. They were standing before God, fully exposed, and had nothing to be ashamed of. How though would we feel? You stand before God, and He looks at everything. Every closet, every dark space of our life, every website, every conversation, every relationship, every TV show…everything. “Naked” before God, but could we say we are not ashamed? Know though if you are a believer in Christ, that shame is not coming from the Lord. If you have asked Jesus to forgive you and save you, ever shameful part of your story is wiped clean by the blood of Jesus. You now, because of Jesus, can stand before God, fully exposed and not ashamed. Let us today remember how precious the saving grace of Jesus is! The perfect creator God is looking fully at you, seeing all, and because of Jesus He calls you “good.” Yes, remember where you would be without Jesus, and how your stance before God would be without Jesus’s grace, and let that direct you away from further sin. Yet never forget that you have been made new and washed clean by Jesus. We now can live fully seen and fully known by God and know that we are still fully loved by Him too. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2808
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