Husband and Wife

S- So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the Lord God took out one of the man's ribs and closed up the opening. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib and he brought her to the man. “At last!” the man exclaimed. “This one is bone from my bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken from ‘man.’” This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. http://bible.us/Gen2.23.NLT

O- The woman was taken out of man. She was bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh. This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife and the two are united into one. If she is created out of Him then she is a product of who he is. She is one with him.

A- The wife is an extension of the man. If you really want to know the man, look no further than his wife. If you want to know the wife, look no further than her husband. The two are one. We are also one with Christ. We were taken from His side when Blood and Water poured out. If you want to know who we are, then you must look at Christ. 

P- God, please help me. As I become one with you, help my wife and my family to become one with you as well. 

Double Portion

S- “Now then, your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here will be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine. 6Any children born to you after them will be yours; in the territory they inherit they will be reckoned under the names of their brothers. Gen 48:5-6

O- There was no tribe of Joseph. Joseph was not named a patriarch of the faith. Joseph was not named as a son. He grew up an orphan, then had to also give away his first 2 sons. It was in living as an orphan and then giving of his sons that he secured a double portion legacy. This was a perfect reflection of Jesus. Jesus would be orphaned by His father and give the Jews and Gentiles to His Father and receive a great inheritance.


A- Because of what Jesus did, we can never be orphaned. We can enjoy a relationship with the Father, and everything that we do that bears fruit, should be given to God as a sacrifice and as we do that, we can be confident that a legacy will be secured.

P- Father, thank you that you have adopted me into your family and that everything you allow me to do for you is yours. Please give me the grace to give you everything you ask for.

What's Not Written

Scripture: I Chronicles 1:1, "Adam, Seth, Enosh"
Observation: Do you notice what is missing? Cain and Abel. What do we learn from what's missing about them?
1. Family conflicts alienating family members is part of our life of sin. That's true for the first children of Adam and Eve. Cain killed Abel and both of them are missing from the genealogy of Adam. Without Christ, our families would live fractured and divided, too.
2. God's purpose will always be fulfilled. Though Cain and Abel aren't in the lineup, God replaced them with Seth. God wants to use us but, if we aren't willing, He'll fulfill His purpose without us.
3. This is a prophecy of Jesus killed by the Jews. The 1st son of Adam was killed by his brother. Jesus, the only begotten of the Father, was betrayed and killed by his brothers, the Jews. The Jews were replaced by the Gentiles, like Seth replaced Cain.
Application: I have difficulty accepting family squabbles whenever I work with it. I realize that will always follow human life, even in my life, so I need to always watch my heart toward my family. I want God to use me, not replace me with someone else. I appreciate that I, a Gentile, am part of God's plan.
Prayer: "Thank you for speaking to me about my attitude toward family and my destiny in Christ. I want follow and please You."