Genesis 4:25. God-Sent

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Genesis 4:25. “And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.”

It must have been hard enough to bear the tragedy of Abel’s untimely death, compounded by the living loss of her exiled oldest son, but imagine Eve’s bitter disappointment that neither of her first two boys would be the seed to crush the serpent’s head. Instead the serpent seemed to be doing all the crushing. Eve apparently had given up any hope that Cain might be redeemable seed material by this point, but to her credit, she didn’t lose faith in God’s promise. She could have become cynical, but instead her hope revived with the birth of Seth, whose name means “appointed," “set" or “substituted." When all seemed lost, God intervened. He appointed a son, sent to fill the gap, making Seth not only a forefather but also a foretoken of Christ.

Don’t ever forget it, God is consistent, you can count on it! Lift up your hand and trust our Mighty Helper, our Appointed Substitute, our Incorruptible Seed. He will step into your emptiness and fulfill His every promise. 

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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).