Topic: God’s Care for Us [Our Daily Bread 22 August 2018 Devotional]
Read: Genesis 3:1–13, Bible in a Year: Psalms 110–112; 1 Corinthians 5
The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. Genesis 3:21
My young grandsons enjoy dressing themselves. Sometimes they pull their shirts on backwards and often the younger one puts his shoes on the wrong feet. I usually don’t have the heart to tell them; besides, I find their innocence endearing.
I love seeing the world through their eyes. To them, everything is an adventure, whether walking the length of a fallen tree, spying a turtle sunning itself on a log, or excitedly watching a fire truck roar by. But I know that even my little grandsons are not truly innocent. They can make up a dozen excuses about why they can’t stay in their beds at night and are quick to yank a wanted toy from the other. Yet I love them dearly.
I picture Adam and Eve, God’s first people, as being in some ways like my grandchildren. Everything they saw in the garden must have been a marvel as they walked with God. But one day they willfully disobeyed. They ate of the one tree they were forbidden to eat (Genesis 2:15–17; 3:6). And that disobedience immediately led to lies and blame-shifting (3:8–13).
Still, God loved and cared for them. He sacrificed animals in order to clothe them (v. 21)—and later He provided a way of salvation for all sinners through the sacrifice of His Son (John 3:16). He loves us that much!
Prayer: Dear Lord, thank You for loving us, despite our sin, and for making a way for us to be with You forever!
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Jesus loves us so much He sacrificed Himself for our sins.
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This message was written By Alyson Kieda [Our Daily Bread Ministries.]
