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HELPER SUITABLE FOR HIM / GENESIS 2:18

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Genesis 2:18

And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

Helper Suitable for Him: Understanding God’s Design for Companionship

In Genesis 2:18, God looks at His creation and makes a profound observation: “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” Before sin ever entered the world, God identified isolation as a deficiency and introduced companionship as the solution.

The Hebrew word used for helper in this passage is ezer. Far from implying subordination or inferiority, this term carries immense dignity. In fact, ezer is frequently used throughout the Old Testament to describe God Himself as our rescuer, strength, and shield (Psalms 33:20; 70:5; 115:9). When God created woman, He designed an equal partner capable of standing face-to-face with man to mirror His own life-giving support.

Woman was created to be a loving companion, designed to share the weight of earthly responsibility and cooperate fully in fulfilling God’s purposes. This partnership requires mutual respect and unity, qualities later highlighted in the New Testament call for sacrificial love and shared devotion (Ephesians 5:22). Together, men and women reflect the full image of God, working in harmony to steward His creation.

Closing Prayer

Heavenly Father,

Thank You for Your intentional and beautiful design for human relationships. Thank You for creating us for community, connection, and holy partnership rather than isolation. We praise You for the dignity You have placed within the calling of a helper, reminding us of Your own character as our ultimate help and shield.

Lord, we ask that You heal, strengthen, and restore the relationships around us. Teach us how to be companions who uplift, support, and cooperate with one another to fulfill Your divine purposes. May our partnerships—whether in marriage, family, or ministry—bring glory to Your name and reflect Your sacrificial love to the world.

In Jesus’ name, we pray, Amen.

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  1. THE LORD GOD COMMANDED THE MAN / GENESIS 2:16
  2. PUT HIM IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN / GENESIS 2:15
  3. TREE OF LIFE / GENESIS 2:9
  4. GARDEN IN THE EAST, IN EDEN / GENESIS 2:8
  5. A LIVING BEING / GENESIS 2:7
  6. THE ACCOUNT – THE LORD GOD / GENESIS 2:4
  7. GOD BLESSED THE SEVENTH DAY / GENESIS 2:3
  8. BE FRUITFUL AND INCREASE / GENESIS 1:28
  9. THERE WAS EVENING, AND THERE WAS MORNING – THE FIRST DAY / GENESIS 1:5
  10. IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED / GENESIS 1:1
  11. IT WAS GOOD / GENESIS 1:10
  12. HEART IS EVIL FROM CHILDHOOD / GENESIS 8:21
  13. THE SONS OF GOD / GENESIS 6:2
  14. HOW GREAT MAN’S WICKEDNESS /GENESIS 6:5
  15. ADAM LIVED 930 YEARS / GENESIS 5:5
  16. WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF ADAM’S LINE / GENESIS 5:1
  17. KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL / GENESIS 3:22
  18. GOD SAID LET US – LET US MAKE MAN / GENESIS 1:26
  19. I WILL GREATLY INCREASE YOUR PAINS / GENESIS 3:16-19
  20. SERVE AS SIGNS / GENESIS 1:14-15
  21. LET THERE BE LIGHT / GENESIS 1:8
  22. THE WOMAN … ATE IT … HER
  23. HUSBAND … WITH HER / GENESIS 3:6
  24. YOU WILL BE LIKE GOD / GENESIS 3:5
  25. YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE / GENESIS 3:4
  26. THE SERPENT / GENESIS 3:1
  27. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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THE LORD GOD COMMANDED THE MAN / GENESIS 2:16-17

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Genesis 2:16-17

And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

The Ultimate Test of Trust: Understanding Genesis 2:16-17

From the very beginning of human history, God established a foundation for His relationship with humanity: obedience and acceptance of His Word as absolute truth.

In the peaceful perfection of the Garden of Eden, faith and obedience were the principles that governed Adam’s connection to his Creator. God gave a clear, specific boundary: “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die” (Genesis 2:16-17).

A Choice, Not a Restriction

This command was not about limiting human happiness; it was a moral test designed to preserve it. God gave Adam a definite and intentional choice:

  • To believe and obey, showing love for the Creator.
  • To doubt and defy, prioritizing self-will over divine wisdom.

Adam had to trust God’s commands completely because he did not yet know the reality of human death. As long as he believed and obeyed, he was secure to enjoy eternal life and uninterrupted fellowship with God. Disobedience, however, meant triggering a moral disaster and suffering the tragic, far-reaching consequences of spiritual and physical death.

Today, we face the same choice. God’s boundaries are always set to protect our flourishing. When we trust His Word over our own understanding, we choose the path of true life.

Closing Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank You for Your holy Word, which serves as an absolute beacon of truth and protection in our lives. Forgive us for the times we rely on our own understanding instead of choosing total obedience. Teach us to trust Your boundaries, knowing that Your commands are given out of perfect love. Grant us the faith to believe You fully, the strength to reject temptation, and the desire to walk in close fellowship with You every single day. We choose life, and we choose You.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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  1. PUT HIM IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN / GENESIS 2:15
  2. TREE OF LIFE / GENESIS 2:9
  3. GARDEN IN THE EAST, IN EDEN / GENESIS 2:8
  4. A LIVING BEING / GENESIS 2:7
  5. THE ACCOUNT – THE LORD GOD / GENESIS 2:4
  6. GOD BLESSED THE SEVENTH DAY / GENESIS 2:3
  7. BE FRUITFUL AND INCREASE / GENESIS 1:28
  8. THERE WAS EVENING, AND THERE WAS MORNING – THE FIRST DAY / GENESIS 1:5
  9. IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED / GENESIS 1:1
  10. IT WAS GOOD / GENESIS 1:10
  11. HEART IS EVIL FROM CHILDHOOD / GENESIS 8:21
  12. THE SONS OF GOD / GENESIS 6:2
  13. HOW GREAT MAN’S WICKEDNESS /GENESIS 6:5
  14. ADAM LIVED 930 YEARS / GENESIS 5:5
  15. WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF ADAM’S LINE / GENESIS 5:1
  16. KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL / GENESIS 3:22
  17. GOD SAID LET US – LET US MAKE MAN / GENESIS 1:26
  18. I WILL GREATLY INCREASE YOUR PAINS / GENESIS 3:16-19
  19. SERVE AS SIGNS / GENESIS 1:14-15
  20. LET THERE BE LIGHT / GENESIS 1:8
  21. THE WOMAN … ATE IT … HER HUSBAND … WITH HER / GENESIS 3:6
  22. YOU WILL BE LIKE GOD / GENESIS 3:5
  23. YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE / GENESIS 3:4
  24. THE SERPENT / GENESIS 3:1
  25. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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NOT TO RECEIVE GOD’S GRACE IN VAIN / 2 CORINTHIANS 6:1

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) 2 Corinthians 6:1

We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

NOT TO RECEIVE GOD’S GRACE IN VAIN / 2 CORINTHIANS 6:1

Paul believed without question that a person could receive forgiveness and experience a personal relationship with God (2 Corinthians 6:2) and then later, through carelessness or rebellion against God, abandon the faith and again become spiritually lost and separated from God. Living for ourselves is one way that this can happen (2 Corinthians 5:15). All people must be urged to receive God’s grace (His unearned favor and mercy) and be reconciled to God through faith in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20). In addition, those who have been reunited with God must be urged to remain faithful to Him and submitted to His purposes (2 Corinthians 6:14-18)

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  1. MADE HIM WHO HAD NO SIN TO BE SIN – WE MIGHT BECOME THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD / 2 CORINTHIANS 5:21
  2. CHRIST’S AMBASSADORS / 2 CORINTHIANS 5:20
  3. RECONCILED US TO HIMSELF / 2 CORINTHIANS 5:18-19
  4. SATAN HIMSELF MASQUERADES AS AN ANGEL OF LIGHT / 2 CORINTHIANS 11:14
  5. GOD OF THIS AGE BLINDED THE MINDS OF UNBELIEVERS / 2 CORINTHIANS 4:4
  6. GIVEN OVER TO DEATH / 2 CORINTHIANS 4:11-12
  7. WEAPONS WE FIGHT WITH 2 CORINTHIANS 10:4
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MADE HIM WHO HAD NO SIN TO BE SIN – WE MIGHT BECOME THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD / 2 CORINTHIANS 5:21

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) 2 Corinthians 5:21

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

MADE HIM WHO HAD NO SIN TO BE SIN – WE MIGHT BECOME THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD / 2 CORINTHIANS 5:21

MADE HIM WHO HAD NO SIN TO BE SIN

God’s Word nowhere states that Christ actually became a “sinner,” for He remained the perfect and spotless Lamb of God (the only complete sacrifice for sins; 1 Peter 1:19; 1 Corinthians 5:7; Revelation 5:6, 12). But Jesus did take all our sin upon Himself and God the Father made Him the object of His judgment when Jesus paid our death penalty on the cross (Isaiah 53:10). By willingly giving His perfect life as a substitute for our sinful lives, Jesus endured the full grief and punishment for all sin of all time and paid our debt to God in full. Jesus satisfied God’s perfect justice and made it possible for us to receive His forgiveness if we willingly accept His sacrifice for ourselves and surrender our old lives to Him in exchange for His new and eternal life (Isaiah 53:5; Romans 3:24-25).

WE MIGHT BECOME THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD

Righteousness refers to being in a right relationship with God and having the ability – through faith in Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit – to live in a way that is right by God’s standard.

  1. Righteousness here does not refer to a person’s own ability to keep God’s law. No one can get right with God through good works, and no one can keep God’s law in their own ability. The only way we can become righteous is by accepting the sacrifice Jesus made for our sins and by surrendering our own sinful lives to Christ in return for the new life that comes through faith and devotion to Him (Philippians 3:9; Romans 3:21, 4:5, 22).
  2. Believers experience and reflect God’s righteousness to others by growing in their relationship with Christ and by continually surrendering their lives to His purposes. The whole context of the passage (2 Corinthians 5:14-21; 2 Corinthians 5:18-19; 2 Corinthians 5:20) is concerned with believers living for Christ (2 Corinthians 5:15), being controlled by “Christ’s love” (2 Corinthians 5:14), becoming a “new creation” (2 Corinthians 5:17), being Christ’s representatives in this world and leading others into a relationship with Him (2 Corinthians 5:18-20; 1 Corinthians 1:30). Only to the extent that we are united with Christ in a close relationship do we become the righteousness of God (John 15:4-5; Galatians 2:20, 1 John 1:9).

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  1. CHRIST’S AMBASSADORS / 2 CORINTHIANS 5:20
  2. RECONCILED US TO HIMSELF / 2 CORINTHIANS 5:18-19
  3. SATAN HIMSELF MASQUERADES AS AN ANGEL OF LIGHT / 2 CORINTHIANS 11:14
  4. GOD OF THIS AGE BLINDED THE MINDS OF UNBELIEVERS / 2 CORINTHIANS 4:4
  5. GIVEN OVER TO DEATH / 2 CORINTHIANS 4:11-12
  6. WEAPONS WE FIGHT WITH 2 CORINTHIANS 10:4
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CHRIST’S AMBASSADORS / 2 CORINTHIANS 5:20

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(KJV) 2 Corinthians 5:20

 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.

CHRIST’S AMBASSADORS / 2 CORINTHIANS 5:20

An ambassador (Greek presbeuomen – “Ambassadors”) is an officially authorized representative of one country (and its government) to another. Paul was serving Jesus Christ as an ambassador (Ephesians 6:20) in that he was speaking with Christ’s authority in every effort to restore individuals to a right relationship with God. In this same effort, all Christ’s followers are to serve as His ambassadors, bringing His message, doing His work and representing His kingdom to those who do not yet have a personal relationship with God. Christ has not left us His Spirit to guide and empower us for service (Acts 1:8).

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  1. RECONCILED US TO HIMSELF / 2 CORINTHIANS 5:18-19
  2. SATAN HIMSELF MASQUERADES AS AN ANGEL OF LIGHT / 2 CORINTHIANS 11:14
  3. GOD OF THIS AGE BLINDED THE MINDS OF UNBELIEVERS / 2 CORINTHIANS 4:4
  4. GIVEN OVER TO DEATH / 2 CORINTHIANS 4:11-12
  5. WEAPONS WE FIGHT WITH 2 CORINTHIANS 10:4
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RECONCILED US TO HIMSELF / 2 CORINTHIANS 5:18-19

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) 2 Corinthians 5:18-19

And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

RECONCILED US TO HIMSELF / 2 CORINTHIANS 5:18-19

Reconciliation (Greek katallage) is one part of Christ’s work of redemption (spiritual salvation, restoration, and renewal). To be reconciled to God means to be restored to a right relationship with Him.

  1. The sin and rebellion of the human race have resulted in hostility toward God and separation from Him (Ephesians 2:3; Colossians 1:21). This rebellion brings God’s wrath – His justified anger – and judgment (Romans 1:18, 24-32; 1Corinthians 15:25-26; Ephesians 5:6). Our sin is so completely opposed to God’s perfect character that it required the most extreme penalty: death and eternal separation from God (Romans 5:12; 6:2).
  2. Since we cannot earn or make our way to God through our own imperfect efforts (Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5), God Himself chose to lovingly provide the perfect payment for our offenses against Him. He did so by sending His Son, Jesus (John 3:16), to pay our penalty and die in our place, bridging the gap between God and people (1 Peter 3:18). Through Christ’s atoning (sin-coving, forgiveness-providing) death, God has removed the barrier of sin and opened a way for the sinner to return to God (2 Corinthians 5:19; Romans 3:25; 5:10; Ephesians 2:15-16).
  3. Reconciliation becomes effective for each person only through personal repentance (admitting and turning from sin, accepting God’s forgiveness, yielding one’s life to Christ, and surrendering to His purposes, Matthew 3:2). This is a step that must be taken by faith in Jesus Christ (Romans 3:22).
  4. The church (all of Christ’s true followers) has been given the ministry of reconciliation – the opportunity and responsibility to spread Christ’s message and to help others be reconciled and restored to a right relationship with God (2 Corinthians 5:2; Romans 3:25).

Bible Study Tools I Use

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  1. SATAN HIMSELF MASQUERADES AS AN ANGEL OF LIGHT / 2 CORINTHIANS 11:14
  2. GOD OF THIS AGE BLINDED THE MINDS OF UNBELIEVERS / 2 CORINTHIANS 4:4
  3. GIVEN OVER TO DEATH / 2 CORINTHIANS 4:11-12
  4. WEAPONS WE FIGHT WITH 2 CORINTHIANS 10:4
  5. Guided By Grace About

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PUT HIM IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN / GENESIS 2:15

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Genesis 2:15

 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

Planted in Purpose

Before sin entered the world, God created the first man holy, pure, and reserved entirely for His divine purposes. Free from transgression, Adam walked in a perfect, unbroken relationship with his Creator. As the peak of God’s creation, Adam was not placed in the Garden of Eden to live a life of idle leisure. Instead, God gave him the immediate responsibility of working under His direct alignment.

Humanity’s original purpose was to cultivate, protect, and care for creation. This pristine relationship and flawless vocation were tragically lost when Adam and Eve disobeyed God’s boundaries (Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:14-19). However, Genesis 2:15 reminds us that our daily work was always meant to be an act of worship and stewardship under God.

Closing Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for creating us with intentionality and placing us in positions of purpose. We acknowledge that You created humanity holy and designed our work to reflect Your glory. Forgive us for the ways we have fallen short of Your perfect design. Help us to view our daily tasks as an opportunity to care for Your world and honor You. Restore our hearts and renew our dedication to serving You under Your loving direction. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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  • Map Pencils
  • College Ruled Spiral Notebook
  • Ballpoint Pens
  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. TREE OF LIFE / GENESIS 2:9
  2. GARDEN IN THE EAST, IN EDEN / GENESIS 2:8
  3. A LIVING BEING / GENESIS 2:7
  4. THE ACCOUNT – THE LORD GOD / GENESIS 2:4
  5. GOD BLESSED THE SEVENTH DAY / GENESIS 2:3
  6. BE FRUITFUL AND INCREASE / GENESIS 1:28
  7. THERE WAS EVENING, AND THERE WAS MORNING – THE FIRST DAY / GENESIS 1:5
  8. IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED / GENESIS 1:1
  9. IT WAS GOOD / GENESIS 1:10
  10. HEART IS EVIL FROM CHILDHOOD / GENESIS 8:21
  11. THE SONS OF GOD / GENESIS 6:2
  12. HOW GREAT MAN’S WICKEDNESS /GENESIS 6:5
  13. ADAM LIVED 930 YEARS / GENESIS 5:5
  14. WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF ADAM’S LINE / GENESIS 5:1
  15. KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL / GENESIS 3:22
  16. GOD SAID LET US – LET US MAKE MAN / GENESIS 1:26
  17. I WILL GREATLY INCREASE YOUR PAINS / GENESIS 3:16-19
  18. SERVE AS SIGNS / GENESIS 1:14-15
  19. LET THERE BE LIGHT / GENESIS 1:8
  20. THE WOMAN … ATE IT … HER HUSBAND … WITH HER / GENESIS 3:6
  21. YOU WILL BE LIKE GOD / GENESIS 3:5
  22. YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE / GENESIS 3:4
  23. THE SERPENT / GENESIS 3:1
  24. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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TREE OF LIFE / GENESIS 2:9

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Genesis 2:9

And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

The Tale of Two Trees: Choosing Life in the Garden

In the heart of the Garden of Eden, God planted a landscape of abundance. Among the lush greenery stood two trees of profound spiritual significance: the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (Genesis 2:9). These trees represent the ultimate crossroads of the human experience—a choice between eternal reliance on God and the desire for self-governance.

The Tree of Life was a symbol of God’s continuous, life-giving presence. It was designed to make physical death impossible, offering a vibrant, unbroken connection to eternal life (Genesis 3:22). Though humanity lost access to this tree after the Fall, God’s story does not end in exile. In the final chapters of Revelation, we see the Tree of Life restored to God’s people in the new heaven and the new earth (Revelation 2:7; Revelation 22:2). It stands as a beautiful promise of ultimate restoration and eternal fellowship with our Creator.

In contrast, the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil served as a test of faith and obedience. God created humans as moral beings with the dignity of free will. He did not want forced compliance; He desired genuine love. This tree represented the choice every person must make: to trust God’s boundaries or to rebel and define right and wrong on our own terms.

Today, we face the same daily choice. We can reach for the ultimate life found in Christ, or we can pursue independent wisdom that leads to separation. Let us choose the path of life, trusting that God’s instructions are always designed for our good.

Closing Prayer

Heavenly Father,

Thank You for creating us with the freedom to love and choose You. We praise You for the promise of the Tree of Life and the eternal hope we have through Jesus Christ. Forgive us for the times we try to define good and evil on our own terms, rebelling against Your perfect design.

Grant us the wisdom to discern Your truth and the strength to walk in obedience. Teach our hearts to trust Your boundaries, knowing they flow from Your perfect love. Keep our eyes fixed on the eternal future You are preparing for us, where we will dwell in Your presence forever.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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Closing Prayer

Heavenly Father,

Thank You for creating us with the freedom to love and choose You. We praise You for the promise of the Tree of Life and the eternal hope we have through Jesus Christ. Forgive us for the times we try to define good and evil on our own terms, rebelling against Your perfect design.

Grant us the wisdom to discern Your truth and the strength to walk in obedience. Teach our hearts to trust Your boundaries, knowing they flow from Your perfect love. Keep our eyes fixed on the eternal future You are preparing for us, where we will dwell in Your presence forever.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Bible Study Tools I Use

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  • Map Pencils
  • College Ruled Spiral Notebook
  • Ballpoint Pens
  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. GARDEN IN THE EAST, IN EDEN / GENESIS 2:8
  2. A LIVING BEING / GENESIS 2:7
  3. THE ACCOUNT – THE LORD GOD / GENESIS 2:4
  4. GOD BLESSED THE SEVENTH DAY / GENESIS 2:3
  5. BE FRUITFUL AND INCREASE / GENESIS 1:28
  6. THERE WAS EVENING, AND THERE WAS MORNING – THE FIRST DAY / GENESIS 1:5
  7. IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED / GENESIS 1:1
  8. IT WAS GOOD / GENESIS 1:10
  9. HEART IS EVIL FROM CHILDHOOD / GENESIS 8:21
  10. THE SONS OF GOD / GENESIS 6:2
  11. HOW GREAT MAN’S WICKEDNESS /GENESIS 6:5
  12. ADAM LIVED 930 YEARS / GENESIS 5:5
  13. WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF ADAM’S LINE / GENESIS 5:1
  14. KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL / GENESIS 3:22
  15. GOD SAID LET US – LET US MAKE MAN / GENESIS 1:26
  16. I WILL GREATLY INCREASE YOUR PAINS / GENESIS 3:16-19
  17. SERVE AS SIGNS / GENESIS 1:14-15
  18. LET THERE BE LIGHT / GENESIS 1:8
  19. THE WOMAN … ATE IT … HER HUSBAND … WITH HER / GENESIS 3:6
  20. YOU WILL BE LIKE GOD / GENESIS 3:5
  21. YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE / GENESIS 3:4
  22. THE SERPENT / GENESIS 3:1
  23. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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THE RIGHTEOUS HAVE A REFUGE / PROVERBS 14.32

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(KJV) Proverbs 14:32

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

THE RIGHTEOUS HAVE A REFUGE / PROVERBS 14.32

Although the Old Testament does not contain a fully developed doctrine or teaching of what happens after death, Proverbs does reveal that people who are in a right relationship with God have the hope of a peaceful and secure life after death. When the wicked die, they have no hope because it only seals their final ruin and separation from God. But when godly people die, they commit themselves to God as their source of hope and security beyond death (Proverbs 12:28; Psalms 49:14-15; 73:24). The New Testament teachings of Christ and of the apostles (Jesus’ disciples and other pioneer leaders of the church in its early stages) give further details concerning the eternal destiny of the righteous and the wicked.

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  2. THE FAITHLESS / PROVERBS 14:14
  3. SEEMS RIGHT / PROVERBS 14:12
  4. DESPISES HIM / PROVERBS 14:2
  5. THE WISE WOMAN BUILDS HER HOUSE / PROVERBS 14:1
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HE WHO OPPRESSES THE POOR / PROVERBS 14:31

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(KJV) Proverbs 14:31

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

HE WHO OPPRESSES THE POOR / PROVERBS 14:31

Anyone who mistreats or takes advantage of a poor person offends God and shows hatred for Him. All people are made in God’s image (with the capacity to reflect His life and character, Genesis 9:6), and God has a special sense of mercy and concern for the poor (Deuteronomy 15:11). The New Testament reveals that the gospel (the “good news” about forgiveness and new life through faith in Jesus Christ) must be proclaimed to the poor (Matthew 11:5; Acts 4:13; James 2:5). Jesus Christ even identified Himself with the poor (Luke 2:7, 2 Corinthians 8:9: Philippians 2:7).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. THE FAITHLESS / PROVERBS 14:14
  2. SEEMS RIGHT / PROVERBS 14:12
  3. DESPISES HIM / PROVERBS 14:2
  4. THE WISE WOMAN BUILDS HER HOUSE / PROVERBS 14:1
  5. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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