Jan 1, Gen. 1-3

First, the word “blessed” stood out to me. Although it was absent with the creatures on the earth, it is found both with the birds and fish (Day 5 of creation) and mankind (Day 6). What strikes me is when the command of being fruitful and multiplying is given, the blessing is given. Whenever God gives us a task, He gives us His blessing to engage in and complete that task. When it feels like there is no blessing in what we are doing, maybe there isn’t. We should stop and check to see if the task is what God gave us to do or if it was taken on without Him.

The prominent lesson for me is that God said man needed a helper and that He would make one for him. Then God parades all the animal kingdom before man and has him name them. They could have been some great helpers. Oxen could plow fields, birds could seed the fields, horses could transport him places and on it goes. There was a connection that ADAM needed to realize HE NEEDED! At the end of the parade God said that no suitable helper was found. God knew there wouldn’t be, BUT Adam needed to come to that realization! There is my main lesson. Things are happening in my life for ME to discover that I need HIS provision for my life. It could be what is right in front of me, but many times it can’t be seen and must be trusted for.

Faith - Faith in His provision - Faith in His ability to create something just for me and faith in His great love for me. Even though Adam was perfect, He still needed help from his creator.