e-Ministries Devotions
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by: Jon Justvig ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

So, on the sixth day he was pleased by all the creation He had made and on
the seventh day He rested. Today, be encouraged to work hard and when your work is complete, take time to get rest.

Gen 2:1 (KJV) Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host
of them.

Gen 2:2 (KJV) And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made;
and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

Gen 2:3 (KJV) And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because
that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

How were we as humans created? You may think by natural means, that's true
in a sense, but what about from the very beginning?

Gen 2:7 (KJV) And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

From dust we came and dust we shall return until the return of our Good Lord Jesus. God formed man from the earth he created and breathed life through
our nose then he became a living soul. The breathe of life is a wonderful gift. Only God can give this gift, even for newborns.

Gen 2:8 (KJV) And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there
he put the man whom he had formed.

One man on earth in a garden east of this place called Eden. How beautiful
can that be? Unless we've seen how glorious this garden was, we don't have
a clue as to what it contains. I can only imagine it, but one day, we'll understand God's ultimate mission. It must have been very lonely for man.

Gen 2:9 (KJV) 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.

How could someone be so foolish to want any other tree besides the tree of life? I would suggest we only gain knowledge of good and put evil to rest.
Go about your day and consume all that is righteous and good. If we allow
evil to come into our life, it corrupts our inner being. In this day and
age it is nearly impossible to avoid. Remember, with God nothing shall be impossible.

Luk 1:37 (KJV) For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Remember to always pray and keep your focus on Him and that will drive out
the wickedness in this world.

1Th 5:17 (KJV) Pray without ceasing.

Col 3:2 (KJV) Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth

Rom 12:21 (KJV) Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

The more good you do, the better you're well off. Don't be consumed of this world.

1Jn 4:4 (KJV) Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them:
because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

When the Spirit of God is within our very spirit, we're greater than that of the world and all that it tries against you. We have the power. It's with
our mind first set on him, proceeding action of what we're thinking results
our actions and behavior.

The truth is friends, what the Word of God says about is the Truth. Don't
let the world define you, but by the very definition of the world establish you.

May peace rest with you.
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