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The Descendants

Of Seth 58

[Gen 5: 1-32]

/ Anne's Faith Column 

 

 

/ By Priscilla

 

 

If we read the words 

in the Bible, we can

 find many cases in

the Old Testament

 

 

 

where an individual's actions

can have a huge ripple effect

not only on the individual

 

 

 

but also on many or 

even the community.

 

 

 

For example,

the plague caused

by King David, and

the defeat of the city

of 'Ai' due to Akan.

 

 

 

These are extreme

examples that show

just how much the 

root of sin that entered 

 

 

 

into one person can 

affect the community.

 

 

 

Contrary to this,

the whole nation can be

saved from destruction

 

 

 

or receive blessings

as a reward through one

person with good faith.

 

 

 

For example,

we learn many spiritual

lessons from characters

such as Esther, Ruth,

and Rahab.

 

 

 

Therefore, the Lord 

has commanded us

to be on the lookout

 

 

 

for yeast that will affect

an individual or a

community.

 

 

 

God gave us a son, 'Seth',

and he inherited the

Messianic genealogy

of Jesus Christ, the one

 

 

 

and only Son who would

come in human form

and save mankind.

 

 

 

God, who is not changeable,

unlike humans, made such

a grand plan to reconcile

with the human beings

created in His image.

 

 

 

God opened the way

of salvation to show

the confirmation

of His love to the

 

 

 

'descendants of Seth'

for the people who lost

their qualifications

after leaving Him.

 

 

 

There are times

when humans with

original sin and

 

 

 

actual sin are like 

'Gomer' who was 

was lustful, 

 

 

 

and wandering

in a chaotic mind 

without being able to

 

 

 

distinguish the

sanctified life from

the worldly life.

 

 

 

At this time, I feel

heartbroken when

I think of God's message

over and over again

saying,

 

 

 

"If you repent

and turn to me, I will 

blot out your sins as 

white as wool."

 

 

 

Abba Father endlessly

patient and possesses

the attribute of love! 

 

 

 

Since Adam, the

first human being,

sinned against God,

sin has entered

the world.

 

 

 

However, God had a 

great interest in restoring

 the relationship with

 humans into the 

original state. 

 

 

 

Among them,

in the genealogy of Seth,

 

 

 

a person like ‘Enoch’ was

one who was united with 

the Lord, who always 

walked with the Lord.

 

 

 

So God took him up to heaven.

The descendants of Adam

through Seth reached

'Noah', and they

became prosperous. 

 

 

 

While their lifespan

was hundreds of years,

if we have the strength,

the length of our days

is eighty,

 

 

 

which means that

we are being punished

in a world where all

 sins are rampant.

 

 

 

Then, we believers

are in debt to the

love of Jesus, who

gave us the grace

of atonement. 

 

 

 

How should we respond

to God who wants to

save all mankind?

 

 

 

1) Instead of taking

the attitude that we have

to do something for

God ourselves,

 

 

 

we should open

our heart to God and

live our life of faith with 

an attitude of waiting

 for what the Lord will do.

 

 

 

2) We should live a life

of obedience by asking

what the Lord will do.

 

 

 

3) We should not reveal

ourselves, but only the

   image of Jesus within us.

 

 

 

4) Like Enoch,

we must always walk

with God, and like

King David,

 

 

 

we must become ones

after God's own heart.

 

 

Prayer

 

 

Give us wisdom,

understanding, and

resourcefulness

to know God,

 

 

 

and guide us to receive

the help of the Holy Spirit

on this earth and

 

 

 

to become powerful

workers who can do

the work that you

have commanded!

 

 

Amen

 

 

 

 

2010/12/22

 

 

/ By Priscilla

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009/11/23

 

 

/ By Priscilla

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

God's own heart.