Genesis 2:19b. Copartner in God's Work

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Genesis 2:19b “And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.”

    After God promised to make a companion for Adam, He gave him a very specific job. He  brought Adam on board the Creation Taskforce! Until the 6th day of creation, God had named and classified the elements of His work. He called the light day and the darkness night and the firmament he called heavens (Gen 1:5, 8). But when God created the animals, He “brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them” (2:19). Imagine God guiding each brand-new bird and animal to Adam, who was surely awestruck with joyful surprise during that parade of every creature great and small! God himself thoroughly enjoyed watching Adam's reactions and seeing what names he would come up with.   

    Did God need Adam’s work? Of course not! But He wanted Adam to share in His joy and satisfaction, so He made Adam copartner in His creative work. He delegated responsibility and gave Adam the freedom and authority to autonomously do his assigned task in his god-given wisdom. 

    God has given you a part in His redemptive work today and provided the wisdom you need to do it. As you partner with God in His work of saving souls, your joy and surprise will surely be no less than Adam’s was on that first day of his existence. 

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Ezra James
The Word of God is bread from heaven. God sent it, but we must gather it, appreciate it, digest it, and live by it. These days it is increasingly scarce. Many are starving for it and don't know it because they keep feasting on bad bread that doesn't satisfy. But if we would learn to carefully gather up the fragments of the True, Heavenly Bread of Life, we would always enjoy a feast of crumbs, because even God's crumbs are miracles mighty to save (Mark 7:24-30). ESPAÑOL: La Palabra de Dios es pan del cielo. Dios lo envió, pero debemos recogerlo, apreciarlo, digerirlo y vivir por él. Hoy en día es cada vez más escaso. Muchos están muriendo de hambre por falta de él sin saberlo porque se alimentan de pan falso que no satisface. Pero si aprendiéramos a recoger cuidadosamente los fragmentos del Verdadero Pan Celestial, Pan de Vida, siempre disfrutaríamos de un banquete de migajas, porque hasta las migajas de Dios son milagros poderosos para salvar (Marcos 7:24-30).