Archive for March, 2014

Crashing with Adam (Family Values)

Thursday, March 27th, 2014

 

Family Values:  this starts on a rocky roadway for the Grands:  Adam and Eve, and the first uncles of ours.  In that beginning, there was some doubt about Adam’s ability to shoulder responsibility.  It seemed that, Adam was more interested in delegating his rightful duties to others.  We see him doing that, here.

And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

(Genesis 3:9-12)

Also; in the rocky beginning of the Grands, the portion that was assigned to Eve did not receive good reviews.  Not only is this apparent by the reaction that came from the LORD, but it also carries through time; so as, to result in observations such as this one, of a certain servant of God.

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– Explore Crashing with Adam: Part Five –

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Collateral Damage and the Heart of God (Pebbles Make Waves)

Monday, March 17th, 2014

 

Almost always, the first ripple of the pebble of iniquity, as it enters the water of our possible reactions to adversity, is personal.  Let us move, slowly, to understanding of this dynamic.  First, realize that, your action (or inaction) is the pebble.  Therefore, you–the pebble–receive the inward directed pressure of the recompense that precedes the outward ripple, or ripples.  Your personal ripple is of this sort.

And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty;

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(Exodus 34:6-7a)

. . . Once that inward pressure has been applied; ripples proceed outward, thusly:  visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.  (Exodus 34:7b)

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– Explore Collateral Damage and the Heart of God: Part Eight

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Crashing with Adam (Wear and Tear)

Thursday, March 6th, 2014

 

My Grand dad and I have been jarred by the sight of a great detriment to the family of adam (mankind).  This is impressed on us, as we see the following happening.

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

(Genesis 6:4)

From the outside, this seems to be an innocent enough thing.  However; under the cover, we know that this sets mankind up for its first disenchantment.  The disenchantment is in the fact that; with the recognition of giants, also comes the possibility of bestowing esteem.  Along with the possibility of bestowing esteem comes the possibility of practicing human elevation.  From that point, we can start to move philosophical things to a position at which they will need this caution applied to them.

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– Explore Crashing with Adam: Part Four –

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