“Adam lay with 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 his Enosh.
At that time men began to call on the name of the LORD.”
Genesis 4:25-26
As the events of Genesis 4 drew to a close, perhaps Satan thought it was time to party – Abel is gone and he has Cain in his camp. The only living descendants of Adam have no need for God.
Does Satan really think he can snuff out God’s Genesis 3:15 promise?
In verse 25 – hope is restored, as Eve gives birth to a third son. Seth means “granted” or another definition reads: “to set, station, appoint.” Seth is indeed the one appointed for the line through which Christ would come into the world. The genealogy of Jesus found in Luke 3 includes Seth’s name.
We also see Eve’s acknowledgment of God’s gift of this third son: “God has granted me another child…”
And we see a huge contrast with Seth’s legacy compared to that of Cain. Verse 26 reveals, “At that time men began to call on the name of the LORD.”
Where in your life and where in my life do we need God’s help? What are we trying to do by muscle that can really only be done by God’s might?
Is it time to stop striving, stop doing…cease the fretting and hand wringing. — time to let go… and let God?
The woman of God calls on the name of the LORD.
