"Adam made love to his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.” Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of the LORD."
{Genesis 4:25,26} (NIV)
What a beautiful statement, “people began to call on the name of the LORD”. People seeking God; seeking peace with God on His terms, and asking Him to do His work in them and thru them. Oh that our families, our church and our community would call on the name of the Lord Jesus!
This could only happen because a woman named Eve gave birth to a son named Seth. There is no mention of the grief and pain that Eve experienced, when her oldest son murdered his younger brother. What we are told is that she gave God the glory for being able to be a mother again, and we are told that it started with Adam making love to her.
It is going to take me some time to get used to this new NIV translation. The old NIV says “lay”, the KJV, NKJV, and ESV all say “knew”, NASB says “had relations”, but I must say that I really like the new NIV’s rendering of this Hebrew word. It is a terrible truth that much sex has nothing to do with love. It is a beautiful truth that God intended for children to be conceived in an act of love. When a man in a married relationship takes the initiative, approaches his wife out of desire for her body, and loves her physically , something beautiful happens. Often (as God grants) the result is a beautiful child, who grows up to seek God and call on His Name!
May our children call on the Name of the Lord Jesus this day!
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