Daily Devotions

My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》

My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》
 
Day 
Day 16

Text: Genesis 3: 8-13

MEDITATION

Genesis 3:8-13

8 And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?”
10 So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.”
11 And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?”
12 Then the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.”
13 And the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. God’s presence and fellowship with Adam and Eve

a. “In the cool of the day”
This could be in the evening, at the end of a workday.
b. God was “walking” and looking for the couple.

2. Adam and Eve

a. They hid themselves from the presence of God.
b. They were now conscious of being “naked” and they were “afraid” of the LORD.

3. God’s questions

a. God, of course knew the answers.
b. But He raised the questions to Adam and Eve anyway.

4. Adam’s answer

a. He blamed Eve for giving him the forbidden fruit.
b. He did not own up to the fact that though he was not deceived, he was still guilty of disobedience.

5. Eve’s answer

She blamed the serpent for having deceived her! Blaming is hardly the answer, even if it is partially true. Blaming everyone and everything is still a very common thing we see practised even today.

经文:创世记3:8-13

沉思

《创世记3:8-13》
8 天起了凉风,耶和华神在园中行走,那人和他妻子听见神的声音,就藏在园里的树木中,躲避耶和华神的面。
9 耶和华神呼唤那人,对他说:“你在哪里?”
10 他说:“我在园中听见你的声音,我就害怕,因为我赤身露体。我便藏了。”
11 耶和华说:“谁告诉你赤身露体呢?莫非你吃了我吩咐你不可吃的那树上的果子吗?”
12 那人说:“你所赐给我与我同居的女人,她把那树上的果子给我,我就吃了。”

13 耶和华神对女人说:“你做的是什么事呢?”女人说:“那蛇引诱我,我就吃了。”

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 上帝与亚当和夏娃的同在和团契

a. “天起了凉风”
这可能是在傍晚时刻,一天的工作结束后
b. 上帝在“行走”并寻找这对夫妻

2. 亚当和夏娃

a. 他们躲避上帝的面
b. 他们现在意识到自己是“赤身露体”的,并且对主是“害怕”的

3. 上帝的问题

a. 上帝当然知道答案
b. 但是,他还是向亚当和夏娃提出了问题

4. 亚当的答案

a. 他指责夏娃给了他不可吃的那树上的果子
b. 他并没承认尽管自己没有被引诱,但仍然犯了不顺服的罪

5. 夏娃的答案

她指责蛇引诱了她!尽管她所说的一部分是确实的,但责备根本不能解决问题。直到今时,指责所有人和一切事仍然是非常普遍的现象。