Genesis 3:18a. Protection Through Pain

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Genesis 3:18a “Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee;

    Thorns and thistles were new elements in nature. The earth received the curse that Adam deserved, and it began to bring forth plants with aberrant structures. While it is easy to see them simply as noxious and annoying instruments of pain, thorns and briars provide protection, not only for the plants themselves, but also for us. There are tonics and remedies with powerful healing properties even in many a bitter thistle. It’s natural to want to just avoid all those poky, painful things, but God says that they are brought forth “to thee.” So embrace the pain and rejoice in suffering, for not only will it protect you from deadly complacency in a world of sin, but it just may be God’s way of working into You His cleansing, healing power. 

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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).