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Adam speaks to Deanna Rose also known as The Energy Hacker about the science of wellness. How sleep can affect our mental and physical health and why stress isn't good or bad! Deanna explains that many people have a belief of not being good enough and that leads them to keep working harder in search of validation and acceptance. A hamster wheel that leads to burnout and inflammation. Deanna also discusses the causes of Autoimmune disorders and how to approach them holistically. Find Adam on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/adamcoxofficial/  For information on Adam go to https://www.adamcox.co.uk/  To book a free 30 minute consultation call to consider working with Adam go to: https://go.oncehub.com/AdamCox  To Adam's other podcast go to: http://link.chtbl.com/TheHypnotist

02 - 피범벅이 된 가시면류관 (갈라디아서 3:13-14) [창 3:17​-창 3:18​] (17)아담에게 이르시되 네가 네 아내의 말을 듣고 내가 너더러 먹지 말라 한 나무 실과를 먹었은즉 땅은 너로 인하여 저주를 받고 너는 종신토록 수고하여야 그 소산을 먹으리라 (18)땅이 네게 가시덤불과 엉겅퀴를 낼 것이라 너의 먹을 것은 밭의 채소인즉 (17)To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. (18)It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. 민 33:55​ (55)너희가 만일 그 땅 거민을 너희 앞에서 몰아내지 아니하면 너희의 남겨둔 자가 너희의 눈에 가시와 너희의 옆구리에 찌르는 것이 되어 너희 거하는 땅에서 너희를 괴롭게 할 것이요 (55)"'But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will give you trouble in the land where you will live. [잠 22:5-잠 22:6] (5)패역한 자의 길에는 가시와 올무가 있거니와 영혼을 지키는 자는 이를 멀리 하느니라 (6)마땅히 행할 길을 아이에게 가르치라 그리하면 늙어도 그것을 떠나지 아니하리라 (5)In the paths of the wicked lie thorns and snares, but he who guards his soul stays far from them. (6)Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. [갈 3:13​-갈 3:14​] (13)그리스도께서 우리를 위하여 저주를 받은바 되사 율법의 저주에서 우리를 속량하셨으니 기록된바 나무에 달린 자마다 저주 아래 있는 자라 하였음이라 (14)이는 그리스도 예수 안에서 아브라함의 복이 이방인에게 미치게 하고 또 우리로 하여금 믿음으로 말미암아 성령의 약속을 받게 하려 함이니라 (13)Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree." (14)He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

We flip the script on this episode of the CU Podcast by exploring the nature of consciousness, the mind, and spirituality. Personally, this conversation was stretching myself outside of my comfort zone and dove into many blind spots that I have about who I am and what is my purpose in life. Adam is a phenomenal communicator and I know you’ll enjoy insights on: What it means and looks like to live at your edge How to get beyond the basics needs of money, shelter and sex, onto your true purpose of selfs-actualization and expanding conscious How and why to make meditation a life-long practice I hope you’re inspired into action by this episode, or not, because after this conversation I feel as if I don’t need to rush or that I Have to do anything. Instead I can live my life powerfully as I choose to no matter what it looks like. To Adam, thank you brother. You look, sound, and feel on purpose and I am excited to watch you continue to blossom into a man who makes a dent on the universe. And of course, to our listeners, thank you for investing in yourself. Every decision you make in self- improvement ripples out into the world and leaves it a better place for everyone. Feel free to DM questions for the show, recommendations for room for improvement, or to connect me to a guest you’d love to hear from. I appreciate you! Till next time, Circle Up! Show notes: 13 - David deita living at your edge 15 - masculine energy and expanding your consciousness 20:30 - chasing pleasure 26:45 - self actualization …. You can do anything… 30 - what about the basic needs? 36 - past doesn’t control your future… there is no past… 40 - meditation how to and why? 50 - good meditation looks like 59 - psychedelics as a tool to use it responsibly

Genesis 3:1-24 The Fall 3v1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’” 4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. 8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” 10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” 11 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” 12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, “Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. 15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring[a] and hers; he will crush[b] your head, and you will strike his heel.” 16 To the woman he said, “I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” 17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. 18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. 19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.” 20 Adam[c] named his wife Eve,[d] because she would become the mother of all the living. 21 The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. 22 And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” 23 So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. 24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side[e] of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat from it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life.

This episode is a re-release from a past episode with Adam Lean. Adam is my bookkeeper and people are constantly asking me about bookkeeping and accounting, so I thought it best that I release this episode! Keep in mind, I sound like a baby podcaster and gave out the wrong email address (it redirects) but the content is still golden!  Adam Lean knows what he was meant to do. After graduating from college, he became an accountant, but quickly realized it was not his calling. He started an eCommerce store, and things started out great. But before long, something felt off. Sales were up, his business seemed to be growing, but his profits just weren’t telling the same story. Even as an accountant, he couldn’t figure out why. Like many business owners, Adam was wearing ALL the hats in his business and struggled to devote the necessary time/energy to take a closer look at what was working, what wasn’t working, and what he should be doing to boost the financial health of his company. So Adam set out to find out exactly what he should be focusing on. And from this quest, Adam started the CFO Project. Today, Adam and his team of “Chief Financial Officers” work with business owners who are struggling to make the right decisions to yield profit. Together, they plot out a roadmap to guide each client (and each client’s business) to become more profitable and have more cash flow, allowing those business owners to finally take control of their business and finances. They’re not like most business coaches, consultants, or gurus. They’re more like financial business coaches that focus on RESULTS. To Adam, results mean more profit & more cash flow for a business. https://thecfoproject.com/sbm/ https://serviceemperor.com @tershblissett on social media. 

This episode is a re-release from a past episode with Adam Lean. Adam is my bookkeeper and people are constantly asking me about bookkeeping and accounting, so I thought it best that I release this episode! Keep in mind, I sound like a baby podcaster and gave out the wrong email address (it redirects) but the content is still golden!  Adam Lean knows what he was meant to do. After graduating from college, he became an accountant, but quickly realized it was not his calling. He started an eCommerce store, and things started out great. But before long, something felt off. Sales were up, his business seemed to be growing, but his profits just weren’t telling the same story. Even as an accountant, he couldn’t figure out why. Like many business owners, Adam was wearing ALL the hats in his business and struggled to devote the necessary time/energy to take a closer look at what was working, what wasn’t working, and what he should be doing to boost the financial health of his company. So Adam set out to find out exactly what he should be focusing on. And from this quest, Adam started the CFO Project. Today, Adam and his team of “Chief Financial Officers” work with business owners who are struggling to make the right decisions to yield profit. Together, they plot out a roadmap to guide each client (and each client’s business) to become more profitable and have more cash flow, allowing those business owners to finally take control of their business and finances. They’re not like most business coaches, consultants, or gurus. They’re more like financial business coaches that focus on RESULTS. To Adam, results mean more profit & more cash flow for a business. https://thecfoproject.com/sbm/ https://serviceemperor.com @tershblissett on social media. 

Today's episode is all about, well, YOU! We just wanted to take the time to wish you and yours a very merry Christmas. Yep, that's right. You're all absolute stars for listening to the show, and we're so grateful to have you as part of the All About Digital Marketing community. So we wanted to say THANK YOU! For listening, for following along, for subscribing, for anything you've done, no matter how small you may think it has been. Of course, it's a Christmas message, but we may have dropped in some ideas for how you can do some marketing stuff too, just think of that as the baubles that decorate the Christmas message. Again, a huge thank you. To you our listeners. To Campaign Refinery for sponsoring the podcast. To Adam our amazing editor. And the Anna, Gareth, James, Sagar and the rest of the team at Social INK who make this all possible. Merry Christmas Everybody! I hope you all stay safe.Enjoy!A huge thank you to Campaign Refinery for sponsoring this episode. Check out the amazing email marketing automation tool they’ve created.Please subscribe, rate and review, and find us @AllAboutDigMar on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to share your thoughts.The All About Digital Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Social INK, a digital marketing consultancy on a mission to put the social back into social media.

HopeGod With Us | Week 1November 29, 2020 | Dave Brown--Advent is a season of expectation, hope, and preparation.Genesis 3:11-24 NIVAnd he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?" The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, “Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”To the woman he said, “I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.” Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living. The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.The Human ConditionGenesis 1:26-27 NIV "Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness...So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them."So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created it; male and female he created them.Sin Deeply Perverts the MindWe Have Hope in JesusRomans 8:33-39 NIVWho will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.If you believe in Jesus, then He has restored you back into the perfect image of God.We Must Prepare Our HeartsRevelation 22:12-14 NIV“Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. “Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.Have HumilityBuild a Stronger RelationshipGet involved in God’s Mission

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Genesis 3 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’” 4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. 8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” 10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” 11 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” 12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, “Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. 15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” 16 To the woman he said, “I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” 17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. 18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. 19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.” 20 Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living. 21 The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. 22 And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” 23 So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. 24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. Ephesians 6:10-17 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Revelation 10:9-10 9 They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Download Message Notes

PrefaceThere are a number of topics which I hope to share regarding the current climate of health among Christians. These are my own observations and interpretations of scripture regarding these topics of health.My goal in writing is to offer a different perspective for Christians furthering their walk in Christ. I offer my argument for why we should be approaching health in a new way based on my interpretations of scripture, new discoveries in health sciences, and a mutual understanding that Satan’s goal is to destroy God’s creation and sever our relationship with our creator. “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8 NIV).You’re probably wondering how and why somebody would write a paper on such a controversial topic within our culture. It started with a simple question, “Does scripture say anything about diet and health?” I honestly had no clue. This paper began as the accumulation of notes and annotations of bible verses while listening to the bible cover to cover throughout the course of a year and ten months; listening specifically for versus regarding health, diet, meat, food, and nutrition. When I finally finished my read-through, I went back through my notes and something began to percolate from the information gathered. I can’t say exactly how or why this was put on my heart to write this paper other than I felt commissioned by the Holy Spirit. In the same way this seed was planted in me to share, I hope this small seed can be a continual presence which grows to glorify God’s kingdom and ultimately makes a larger impact on the Body of Christ, if it be in His will.Worldly Health vs. Biblical HealthAs Watchmen in Christ, it is our duty to hold one another accountable in all things including diet and exercise; yet it seems the world focuses more on health and fitness than Christian men. Men’s morning bible studies begin with donuts. Men’s afternoon bible studies consist of pizza and soda. Men’s retreats have seemingly endless supplies of comfort food. Men’s monthly breakfast is near all we can eat buffet of mostly unhealthy options. After God said all is acceptable and safe to eat, have we misused God’s gift to us?In the beginning, when God created Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden there was no sin in the world; therefore, the diet God originally intended for us did not include the consumption of animals because death did not exist. I wonder, if we can describe the perfect body, the perfect health, and the perfect food in the Garden of Eden, shouldn’t we strive to model our health and diet off of a perfect model; in the same way we strive to make who we are more like Jesus who was perfect?14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this,“Cursed are you above all livestockand all wild animals!You will crawl on your bellyand you will eat dustall the days of your life.15 And I will put enmitybetween you and the woman,and between your offspring[a] and hers;he will crush[b] your head,and you will strike his heel.”16 To the woman he said,“I will make your pains in childbearing very severe;with painful labor you will give birth to children.Your desire will be for your husband,and he will rule over you.”17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’“Cursed is the ground because of you;through painful toil you will eat food from itall the days of your life.18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you,and you will eat the plants of the field.19 By the sweat of your browyou will eat your fooduntil you return to the ground,since from it you were taken;for dust you areand to dust you will return.”20 Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.21 The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.22 And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” 23 So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. 24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. – Genesis 3:14-24 NIVWe will discuss the different types of consumption; as well as, when the bible talks about a dependence on meat it is often made in connection to death or disconnection from God. I discuss the importance of upholding our bodily health so may have the strength and fortitude to carry out the challenging calling God has for us. We will look at common arguments used to justify the way we eat within scripture, new ways of looking at the same scripture, and trying to uncover deeper meaning within. In addition, a topic often not shared is the importance of fasting as soldiers in Christ. As Christians we believe God created and creates all things; that nothing is outside of his understanding, thus I share the recent wide-spread changes across the secular medical industry due to their discoveries which have only been possibly because of divine intervention. Furthermore, us as the Body of Christ, need to take a hard look at the discoveries of the scientific community and ask ourselves, should we not also follow in the footsteps of the medical community if we believe all things happen in accordance to His will.It is our duty to put the health of the Body of Christ first. The collective health of the body of Christ is reflective of the individual bodies making the whole. We are placing the Holy Trinity first – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Therefore, the temple of the Holy Spirit outranks our body because our bodies do not belong to us. Our life is not our own. “Lord, I know that people's lives are not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps” (Jeremiah 10:23 NIV). We see this said again in 1 Corinthians 6:19, “Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?”We are the stewards of our body and the temple of the Holy Spirit. I could be wrong, but it seems to me the current way we look at diet and health as Christian men is broken. We live in a broken world and I know it’s not possible to fully live the way God intends us to, but if this was the original plan shouldn’t we try our best to live that way until the day He comes again?1) The diet God originally intended for us was primarily made of plants and it’s biblically based because death only existed after the fall of man in the Garden of Eden. The existence of meat only exists because of death. In Genesis 2: “The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food.” I think the New King James version actually says it best in its translation:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. - Genesis 1:29 (KJV)It is probable to discern God’s voice clearly telling us everything born in the ground from a seed upon the Earth is good to eat and will be the for consumption. Moses does not write about animals being good for consumption.Now this second part where it is repeated slightly different in verse 30 is where I think people get confused. But let us break it down so we can better understand how God is telling us the story.30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. - Genesis 1:30 (KJV)I believe it probable, in the second part of the sentence, God is clearly telling us every green herb was given for food for all animals in the Garden of Eden without discretion to Class, Order, Family, Genus, or Species. Arguably, it sounds like God is telling us He created all things to have life, and all the plants, fruits, and herbs from seeds are the food for every living thing.Something else of note is in Genesis Chapter 2. The author does not say when God made animals, God brought them to Adam to be named which were pleasing to the eye and good for food.9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.” – Genesis 2:9 and 20 (KJV)God did not create animals to be eaten in the Garden of Eden. The first verse of the Bible acknowledging death is Genesis 3:21 where God kills the first animal to give Adam and Eve something to cover their naked bodies:Genesis 3:21 (NIV): "The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them."Genesis 3:21 (KJV): "Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them."Jumping to after Adam and Eve leave the Garden of Eden, they give birth to two Son’s Cain and Abel. Cain kills Abel in Genesis chapter 4. This is the second time we see death in the bible and from here on marks the turning point of death’s introduction.In the book of Daniel, we see a man, a deportee from Judah, enslaved by one of the most lavish and wealthy kings of this time period.“5 The king, [Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon], assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the king’s table. They were to be trained for three years, and after that they were to enter the king’s service… 8 But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way… 12 Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food and treat your servants in accordance with what you see. 14 So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days.” – Daniel 1:5-14Then in verse 15 it says at the end of the testing period “they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food.” Scripture says immediately after seeing the results of this, the guard took away the royal food and wine and gave them vegetables instead. The first diet case study was performed over 2,000 years ago and no Christian man has ever taught me this in Sunday school, in a church service or at a mends retreat. If God wanted this omitted from the Bible because it was insignificant, He would have. Lucky for us God made sure to leave this story in the bible loud and clear. Even the King and Guards in the most pagan kingdom on the earth took notice and immediately changed out the diet of their men because of a case study lasting ten days. But the story doesn’t stop there.God in his infinite wisdom and clarity points out something so profound it should jump out to us, yet no one has ever taught this lesson either. God timed the next verse perfectly. Verse 17, then after the men changed their diet to vegetables and water and removed the wine and the king’s food, “to these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.”It goes on to say in verse 20, “In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.” The simple yet profound act of removing the food from the king’s table and the wine because he didn’t want to defile himself in any manner. By being in prayerful union with God and by eating this diet, David found favor with the Lord. It wasn’t just the prayerful union, nor the diet alone which made him capable. By being in prayerful union with the Lord, David was able to hear the Holy Spirit and then act upon what he heard. This is the act of faith – listening and taking action. Gideon hearing God’s voice and acting in preparation to remove members of his army because God said he had too many men. Moses hearing the Holy Spirit in the burning bush and then acting upon God’s command to free the Israelites. By choosing to eat a diet consisting of only vegetables and water he became ten times better than the smartest and brightest individuals in the most successful kingdom in the known world. Therefore, to be successful in the calling God has for us, we must be in prayerful union with the Holy Spirit and reflect a diet to service the Temple of the Holy Spirit. Like myself when I began this journey, you may still be skeptical, so please allow me to continue.In Jeremiah 31 God talks about the bounty of the supply overflowing for the people of Israel being gathered in Zion:12 Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all. – Jeremiah 31:12 (KJV)I wonder, if the fall of man hadn’t happened, if the mention of the young of the flock and of the herd would be included? For additional perspective, let’s refer to John Gill’s Exposition of the Bible for this verse 12:“…rich provisions which are made in it for the comfort and refreshment of his people; hence it follows: for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock, and of the herd; not for temporal blessings, which are for the good of the body only; but for spiritual blessings, signified by these, which are for the good of the soul, as the next clause shows: "for wheat"; for the Gospel and the doctrines of it, which are the finest of the wheat; and are as preferable to false doctrines as chaff is to wheat, and are soul nourishing and strengthening; see (Jeremiah 23:28).Moreover, Christ himself is compared to wheat, and was typified by the manna, the corn of heaven, and angels' food; and is the bread of God, and the bread of life; and to be had in the church and ordinances of it; see (John 12:24) ; "and for wine"; the precious truths of the word, which, like the best wine, go down sweetly; the discoveries of the love of God and Christ, which are better than spiced wine; and the blood of Christ, signified by the wine in the Lord's supper, which is drink indeed, (Song of Solomon 7:9) (Song of Solomon 2:2 Song of Solomon 2:4) (John 6:55) ; "and for oil"; the grace of the Spirit, and larger measures of it; which is the golden oil, that through the golden pipes of ordinances is emptied out of the fulness of grace in Christ into the hearts of his people, (Zechariah 4:12) ; "and for the young of the flock, and of the herd"; the best of them, which being slain in sacrifice, typified Christ the Passover lamb, and fatted calf, and which makes the principal part of the Gospel feast, (Matthew 22:4) – John Gill (Gill, 1771)For both of these indications have to do with Christ dying on the cross for our sins; as well as, the fattened calf being sacrificed for the gospel-feast (gospel-supper). What is the Gospel-feast you might ask? It is referred to in Luke 14:16-24, “Then said he to him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:” J. W. Reeve’s, M. A., commentary regarding the gospel-feast concludes the following:o “The excellence of the feast — He [Jesus] sets before you salvation, pardon, peace, eternal life. Are not these things worth having? Are they not necessary to the welfare of your soul? Where can you get them, but in the way, you are called to accept now?”o “The blessedness of partaking of this gospel-feast.”o “The misery of refusing — of never tasting the gospel-supper — never, never! — never knowing pardon of sin — never knowing peace of conscience.” (J. W. Reeve, 1860)Neither of the references to the young of the flock or of the heard would be necessary if Adam and Eve hadn’t sinned. The fall of man was the cause of the need to include these two references forms of sacrifice as atonement. God knows all of our wants and desires, but He knows exactly what we need in order to live freely and in unity with Him. Having an abundance of chickens and ribeye steaks doesn’t seem to be part of the deal. I also wonder if this is reference to an abundance of flocks and herds was for the shepherds, not as a form of food but, an abundance of supplies to live on during this time period. The nomadic lifestyle during the 18th to 6th centuries B.C. relied heavily on livestock to provide ample supply of wool, fur, leather, sinew, bone, and supplies to protect the people from natural conditions.There is; however, reference of eating dairy, honey, and animals in different parts of the bible but as a reminder the eating of animals only occurs because death entered the world:Genesis 18:8 (NIV) - “He [Abraham] then brought some curds and milk and the calf [foreshadowing of the gospel-feast] that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.”Genesis 18:7 (NIV) – “Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender, choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.”Deuteronomy 32:14 (NIV) – “with curds from the herd and milk from the flock, with the fat of lambs, with rams from Bashan, and goats, with the choicest grains of wheat. From the juice of the finest grapes you drank the wine [referencing goodness of the Lord in Zion in Jeremiah].”Isaiah 7:15 (NIV) – “By the time he knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.”Isaiah 7:22 (NIV) – “and from the abundant milk they give, he will eat curds; for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.”I believe it is highly probable, eating meat was by choice because sin entered the world. Ultimately, with God providing all the food we needed, there was no need for meat.

Genesis 3 The Fall3 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”11 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?”The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this,“Cursed are you above all livestockand all wild animals!You will crawl on your bellyand you will eat dustall the days of your life.15 And I will put enmitybetween you and the woman,and between your offspring and hers;he will crush your head,and you will strike his heel.”16 To the woman he said,“I will make your pains in childbearing very severe;with painful labor you will give birth to children.Your desire will be for your husband,and he will rule over you.”17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’“Cursed is the ground because of you;through painful toil you will eat food from itall the days of your life.18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you,and you will eat the plants of the field.19 By the sweat of your browyou will eat your fooduntil you return to the ground,since from it you were taken;for dust you areand to dust you will return.”20 Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.21 The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. 22 And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” 23 So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. 24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

Genesis 3 The Fall3 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”11 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?”The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this,“Cursed are you above all livestockand all wild animals!You will crawl on your bellyand you will eat dustall the days of your life.15 And I will put enmitybetween you and the woman,and between your offspring and hers;he will crush your head,and you will strike his heel.”16 To the woman he said,“I will make your pains in childbearing very severe;with painful labor you will give birth to children.Your desire will be for your husband,and he will rule over you.”17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’“Cursed is the ground because of you;through painful toil you will eat food from itall the days of your life.18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you,and you will eat the plants of the field.19 By the sweat of your browyou will eat your fooduntil you return to the ground,since from it you were taken;for dust you areand to dust you will return.”20 Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.21 The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. 22 And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” 23 So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. 24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

John 5:14—Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.”   Luke 13:4—Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem?   Job 1:22—In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.   Job 2:9—His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die!”   Job 2:7—So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.   Genesis 3:17—To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ “Cursed is the ground because of you;   1 John 5:19—We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.   Ephesians 6:11–13—Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground.   Ephesians 6:14–17—Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them…God’s Word is an indispensable weapon. In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. (msg)   Romans 8:20–21—For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.   Job 42:12—The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part.

John 5:14—Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.”   Luke 13:4—Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem?   Job 1:22—In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.   Job 2:9—His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die!”   Job 2:7—So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.   Genesis 3:17—To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ “Cursed is the ground because of you;   1 John 5:19—We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.   Ephesians 6:11–13—Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground.   Ephesians 6:14–17—Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them…God’s Word is an indispensable weapon. In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. (msg)   Romans 8:20–21—For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.   Job 42:12—The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part.

How do you work "on" and not just "in" the business? We sit down with Adam Lean, Founder of The CFO Project, as he discusses not liking accounting even though he was an accounting major, the difference on revenue and profit, and how to keep as much profit as possible. Later Adam explains in detail what his team does at The CFO Project and he shares some motivation with StartupNation. In this week's Reflection Point, we dive into the difference between working on the business as opposed to just in it which includes a great piece by The New York Times on the subject.  **More On Adam** Adam Lean knows what he was meant to do. After graduating from college, he became an accountant, but quickly realized it was not his calling. He started an eCommerce store, and things started out great. But before long, something felt off. Sales were up, his business seemed to be growing, but his profits just weren't telling the same story. Even as an accountant, he couldn't figure out why. Like many business owners, Adam was wearing ALL the hats in his business and struggled to devote the necessary time/energy to take a closer look at what was working, what wasn't working, and what he should be doing to boost the financial health of his company. So, Adam set out to find out exactly what he should be focusing on to have a more financially stable business. And from this quest, Adam started The CFO Project. Today, Adam and his team of “Chief Financial Officers” work with business owners who are struggling to make the right decisions to yield a profit. Together, they plot out a roadmap to guide each clients' business to become more profitable and have more cash flow, allowing those business owners to not only have a business that's financially solid but to have a business that they can enjoy again. They're not like most business coaches, consultants, or gurus. They're more like financial business coaches that focus on RESULTS. To Adam, results mean more profit & more cash flow for a business.   Visit Adam's website: TheCFOProject.com Contact Adam @ 803-638-8020 adam@thecfoproject.com   Visit our website TheStartupLifePodcast.com Follow The Startup Life Podcast Facebook Page Want exclusive content from The Startup Life Podcast? Sign up to be a patron on The Binge Podcast Network Patreon Page and Select The Startup Life All-Access Tier.  Want gear from The Startup Life? Check out our gear! Check out other great podcasts from The Binge Podcast Network.   Written by: Dominic Lawson Executive Producers: Dominic Lawson and Kenda Lawson Edited by: Alejandro Giron(https://alegiron.com) and Dominic Lawson   Music Credits: **Show Theme**  Behind Closed Doors - Otis McDonald   **Break Theme** Cielo - Huma-Huma   **Reflection Point Theme** Light Thought var 3 by Kevin MacLeod    **Next Episode Theme** Drive-Nicolai Heidlas Music  

Welcome to Episode 083 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with Adam Mowery! Adam is a landscape and outdoor product photographer living in North Carolina.  Adam is an adventurer, creative thinker, and constantly pushes life to the limits. He will never be caught "status quo". To Adam, creativity is a lifestyle not just a means to and end. Adam believes there is good to be found in everything and that belief is constantly reflected in his work. For Adam, it's not what we have, it's what we do with it that matters. To him light, whether natural or artificial is a language to portray an emotion or statement in a way words never could. From staged to spontaneous, his photography evokes genuine beauty from every angle. We covered some great topics this week, including: 1. His journey into product photography for the outdoor industry. 2. Juggling a full-time job as a photographer. 3. Judging for Pursue Pictures. To enter the "Fall Adventures" contest go here. 4. Common mistakes he's seen as a judge. Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! There's a ton of bonus content over there for subscribers! Your support is critical - it helps with production costs and to improve the podcast over time. Thanks! Even $1 / mo helps a lot!  Over on Patreon this week, Adam and I talked about how to create a coffee table book for your photography. To see Adam's work and to find links to topics we discuss, head over to my blog at www.mattpaynephotography.com

Gary Thomas, bestselling author of Sacred Marriage and 17 other books joins the Men Unplugged show with Jeff Jerina for an audio Masterclass on Marriage.  “Most marriages survive by gritting teeth and holding on.  But marriages can not only survive but thrive when husbands and wives learn to cherish one another” says Thomas.  Find out the secret ingredient for having a marriage that no longer seems like a task or chore but rather one where you are encouraged and excited to show your spouse you cherish them above everyone else in your life and by doing that you will love one another more fully and Jesus Christ will be glorified.  Power tips galore on this episode including tips on parenting.  Key Points: Cherish takes love to the next level. Contempt has never made a marriage better. Love and Cherish never compete they complement one another.   Find out what the term showcasing means as it relates to marriage Love without cherish is a duty or a discipline Love does not want the worst for someone.  Complementing this, cherish celebrates the best in someone. A bonus tip on parenting. Think back to the first man and woman, Adam and Eve.  To Adam, his bride Eve was the only woman around and she defined what a woman was.  And for Eve, Adam was what a man was defined as since he was the only man. Resources Mentioned: Ten Steps to Live with Power and Purpose - a practical step by step guide to find and live your true purpose in life (online Course) by Jeff Jerina.  Register for the course today and save Half Off when you register by Sep. 7, 2018 Jeff Jerina speaking and training forums Sacred Marriage Cherish The Practice of the Presence of God 1 Corinthians and Song of Songs Matthew 10:32-33

This week's show is with Adam Quiney, Adam is an executive leadership coach specializing in working with the Smartest People in the Room. Adam's clients don't simply change; they transform their lives and the way they show up in world, creating massive impact in their relationships, companies, and families. They go from being natural born leaders that create followers, to transformational leaders that create leaders. Adam brings the concision, skills and brilliance that he honed in his previous careers as a project manager and a lawyer. His clients include lawyers, doctors, executives, world-class designers, olympic athletes, financial professionals and CEOs across North America and Europe. A couple of surprising facts about Adam: He trained with the founders of popping, locking, waving, tutting, and various other funk styles and he's played a card game called Magic the Gathering since it first started, and owns the most powerful card ever printed. It sells for around $4,000 when in mint condition. To Adam it's priceless, because it's his gold medal in the nerd olympics. Adam's a self-confessed straight up nerd and I think that's got a lot to do with why he and I get on so well.   This conversation is a part 2 to the last conversation Adam and I talked about spectrums of being - another way to describe it is our essence, that unique beauty and power that is there within every one of us. That show was a brilliant one so if you haven't already listened to it, I'd very much encourage you to do that straight away! I'm in the process of doing the exercise that Adam suggested as the end of that show and it's blown my mind how much I'm discovering about myself and how others experience me. I'd love to hear if you try that exercise and what you find out about yourself.   So in this show, we explored 'zones of excellence' which are the ways that we've created to enable us to operate in the world whilst we're not able to fully be and express our unique essence. This was another episode that was full of laughter and insight - I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it! What you'll learn from this episode: Adam described our zones of excellence as the strategies we've constructed to either hide or improve on our essence. We typically create our entire lives and especially our careers on our Zones of Excellence. We typically have a lot riding on our Zones of Excellence which makes it particularly challenging for us to identify and to grow out of them. We create these Zones of Excellence usually based on events that we experienced as children when it was shown to us that our Zones of Genius or our unique essence weren't fully acceptable or desirable and therefore weren't safe to be. We avoid the break-through because we don't want the break-down. We don't want to give up 7/10 in case we never get it or better again. But the capacity is there for all of us to discover and to be our true selves, to be 10/10.

This week's show is with Adam Quiney, Adam Quiney is an executive leadership coach specializing in working with the Smartest People in the Room. Adam's clients don't simply change; they transform their lives and the way they show up in world, creating massive impact in their relationships, companies, and families. They go from being natural born leaders that create followers, to transformational leaders that create leaders. Adam brings the concision, skills and brilliance that he honed in his previous careers as a project manager and a lawyer. His clients include lawyers, doctors, executives, world-class designers, olympic athletes, financial professionals and CEOs across North America and Europe. A couple of surprising facts about Adam: He trained with the founders of popping, locking, waving, tutting, and various other funk styles and he's played a card game called Magic the Gathering since it first started, and owns the most powerful card ever printed. It sells for around $4,000 when in mint condition. To Adam it's priceless, because it's his gold medal in the nerd olympics. Adam's a self-confessed straight up nerd and I think that's got a lot to do with why he and I get on so well.   This conversation is basically this is an hour of he and I geeking out! It's on the topic of what Adam calls spectrums of being. Another way to describe it is our essence, that unique beauty and power that is there within every one of us. We explored what is it, why we struggle to know ourselves and then, you'll be pleased to know... how we can begin to discover who we are.

A normal day at work for Adam James is anything but normal. As a support worker for at-risk teens, he deals with stabbings, drug and alcohol abuse, he even sat and talked with a trouble teenage girl after she set her bed alight. But he wouldn't have it any other way. Adam was part of a dodgy business deal and acquired a failing cafe. To Adam's credit, he has turned that cafe around and now runs the charity, Cup From Above along side the cafe, where many people seek solace from the troubles. Adam shares with Matt the story of how he ended up in this role and the goals for his future.

The Fathers Business Have you ever considered how your life would have been today if Adam had not been deceived? What Kind of Job would you be doing? What purpose would you be fulfilling here on earth? Genesis 3: 16-17 16 To the woman he said, “I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children.Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” 17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’“Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. 18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. 19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.” Have you ever considered how your life would be if you had got it right all the time?

The Fathers Business Have you ever considered how your life would have been today if Adam had not been deceived? What Kind of Job would you be doing? What purpose would you be fulfilling here on earth? Genesis 3: 16-17 16 To the woman he said, “I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children.Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” 17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’“Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. 18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. 19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.” Have you ever considered how your life would be if you had got it right all the time?

No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it (Deut 30:14).’” God’s word is given to us so that we can do and obey it. When it is obeyed, the word becomes complete and fulfilled. There are two ways in which humans live: one is the way in which they obey God, and let his word be fulfilled in their lives, and another is the way in which they live against his will with disobedience to him. The result of the former is life, and that of the latter is death. The two trees that were in the middle of the Garden of Eden symbolically represent these two styles of living. And the Lord God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die (Gen 2:16-17)." Where there is a command of God, there is a covenant relationship between him and the people he commands. We were all created under his covenant that requires us to be obedient to him. When we lose obedience to him, the covenant is broken, and the fulfillment of his word stops. The result is death. This principle applies equally to the people of Israel under the covenant made through Moses. This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Deut 30:19-20). When they faithfully obey the Law, the word of God who is life becomes fulfilled, and they will be blessed, and live long in the land they come to possess. A covenant in the Bible is always associated with a land. To Adam, the Garden of Eden was given, and to the people of Israel, the land of Canaan was given. It represents the inheritance of those who belong to him under the covenant. When the people of Israel entered the land under the leadership of Joshua, they gathered near Shechem and proclaimed blessings on Mount Gerizim and curses on Mount Ebal. These mountains in the center of their land served as a reminder of the covenant they had with God just as the two tress did in middle of the Garden of Eden. Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so (Rom 8:5-7). The principle discussed above applies also to Christians under the new covenant through Christ. This scripture mentions the choice between the two styles of living: one is to live according to the flesh, and the other to the spirit. Apparently, the former corresponds to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and the latter the tree of life. The covenant that God made with Adam is still valid to us who are in Christ today. When we were still sinners, we did not have this choice because we had been driven away from the Garden of Eden, but now we do after we were brought back to the Garden of Eden in Christ. Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation—but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God (vv. 12-13).

The Second Garden (847.1) 76:0.1 WHEN Adam elected to leave the first garden to the Nodites unopposed, he and his followers could not go west, for the Edenites had no boats suitable for such a marine adventure. They could not go north; the northern Nodites were already on the march toward Eden. They feared to go south; the hills of that region were infested with hostile tribes. The only way open was to the east, and so they journeyed eastward toward the then pleasant regions between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. And many of those who were left behind later journeyed eastward to join the Adamites in their new valley home. (847.2) 76:0.2 Cain and Sansa were both born before the Adamic caravan had reached its destination between the rivers in Mesopotamia. Laotta, the mother of Sansa, perished at the birth of her daughter; Eve suffered much but survived, owing to superior strength. Eve took Sansa, the child of Laotta, to her bosom, and she was reared along with Cain. Sansa grew up to be a woman of great ability. She became the wife of Sargan, the chief of the northern blue races, and contributed to the advancement of the blue men of those times. 1. The Edenites Enter Mesopotamia (847.3) 76:1.1 It required almost a full year for the caravan of Adam to reach the Euphrates River. Finding it in flood tide, they remained camped on the plains west of the stream almost six weeks before they made their way across to the land between the rivers which was to become the second garden. (847.4) 76:1.2 When word had reached the dwellers in the land of the second garden that the king and high priest of the Garden of Eden was marching on them, they had fled in haste to the eastern mountains. Adam found all of the desired territory vacated when he arrived. And here in this new location Adam and his helpers set themselves to work to build new homes and establish a new center of culture and religion. (847.5) 76:1.3 This site was known to Adam as one of the three original selections of the committee assigned to choose possible locations for the Garden proposed by Van and Amadon. The two rivers themselves were a good natural defense in those days, and a short way north of the second garden the Euphrates and Tigris came close together so that a defense wall extending fifty-six miles could be built for the protection of the territory to the south and between the rivers. (847.6) 76:1.4 After getting settled in the new Eden, it became necessary to adopt crude methods of living; it seemed entirely true that the ground had been cursed. Nature was once again taking its course. Now were the Adamites compelled to wrest a living from unprepared soil and to cope with the realities of life in the face of the natural hostilities and incompatibilities of mortal existence. They found the first garden partially prepared for them, but the second had to be created by the labor of their own hands and in the “sweat of their faces.” 2. Cain and Abel (848.1) 76:2.1 Less than two years after Cain’s birth, Abel was born, the first child of Adam and Eve to be born in the second garden. When Abel grew up to the age of twelve years, he elected to be a herder; Cain had chosen to follow agriculture. (848.2) 76:2.2 Now, in those days it was customary to make offerings to the priesthood of the things at hand. Herders would bring of their flocks, farmers of the fruits of the fields; and in accordance with this custom, Cain and Abel likewise made periodic offerings to the priests. The two boys had many times argued about the relative merits of their vocations, and Abel was not slow to note that preference was shown for his animal sacrifices. In vain did Cain appeal to the traditions of the first Eden, to the former preference for the fruits of the fields. But this Abel would not allow, and he taunted his older brother in his discomfiture. (848.3) 76:2.3 In the days of the first Eden, Adam had indeed sought to discourage the offering of animal sacrifice so that Cain had a justifiable precedent for his contentions. It was, however, difficult to organize the religious life of the second Eden. Adam was burdened with a thousand and one details associated with the work of building, defense, and agriculture. Being much depressed spiritually, he intrusted the organization of worship and education to those of Nodite extraction who had served in these capacities in the first garden; and in even so short a time the officiating Nodite priests were reverting to the standards and rulings of pre-Adamic times.* (848.4) 76:2.4 The two boys never got along well, and this matter of sacrifices further contributed to the growing hatred between them. Abel knew he was the son of both Adam and Eve and never failed to impress upon Cain that Adam was not his father. Cain was not pure violet as his father was of the Nodite race later admixed with the blue and the red man and with the aboriginal Andonic stock. And all of this, with Cain’s natural bellicose inheritance, caused him to nourish an ever-increasing hatred for his younger brother. (848.5) 76:2.5 The boys were respectively eighteen and twenty years of age when the tension between them was finally resolved, one day, when Abel’s taunts so infuriated his bellicose brother that Cain turned upon him in wrath and slew him. (848.6) 76:2.6 The observation of Abel’s conduct establishes the value of environment and education as factors in character development. Abel had an ideal inheritance, and heredity lies at the bottom of all character; but the influence of an inferior environment virtually neutralized this magnificent inheritance. Abel, especially during his younger years, was greatly influenced by his unfavorable surroundings. He would have become an entirely different person had he lived to be twenty-five or thirty; his superb inheritance would then have shown itself. While a good environment cannot contribute much toward really overcoming the character handicaps of a base heredity, a bad environment can very effectively spoil an excellent inheritance, at least during the younger years of life. Good social environment and proper education are indispensable soil and atmosphere for getting the most out of a good inheritance. (849.1) 76:2.7 The death of Abel became known to his parents when his dogs brought the flocks home without their master. To Adam and Eve, Cain was fast becoming the grim reminder of their folly, and they encouraged him in his decision to leave the garden. (849.2) 76:2.8 Cain’s life in Mesopotamia had not been exactly happy since he was in such a peculiar way symbolic of the default. It was not that his associates were unkind to him, but he had not been unaware of their subconscious resentment of his presence. But Cain knew that, since he bore no tribal mark, he would be killed by the first neighboring tribesmen who might chance to meet him. Fear, and some remorse, led him to repent. Cain had never been indwelt by an Adjuster, had always been defiant of the family discipline and disdainful of his father’s religion. But he now went to Eve, his mother, and asked for spiritual help and guidance, and when he honestly sought divine assistance, an Adjuster indwelt him. And this Adjuster, dwelling within and looking out, gave Cain a distinct advantage of superiority which classed him with the greatly feared tribe of Adam. (849.3) 76:2.9 And so Cain departed for the land of Nod, east of the second Eden. He became a great leader among one group of his father’s people and did, to a certain degree, fulfill the predictions of Serapatatia, for he did promote peace between this division of the Nodites and the Adamites throughout his lifetime. Cain married Remona, his distant cousin, and their first son, Enoch, became the head of the Elamite Nodites. And for hundreds of years the Elamites and the Adamites continued to be at peace. 3. Life in Mesopotamia (849.4) 76:3.1 As time passed in the second garden, the consequences of default became increasingly apparent. Adam and Eve greatly missed their former home of beauty and tranquillity as well as their children who had been deported to Edentia. It was indeed pathetic to observe this magnificent couple reduced to the status of the common flesh of the realm; but they bore their diminished estate with grace and fortitude. (849.5) 76:3.2 Adam wisely spent most of the time training his children and their associates in civil administration, educational methods, and religious devotions. Had it not been for this foresight, pandemonium would have broken loose upon his death. As it was, the death of Adam made little difference in the conduct of the affairs of his people. But long before Adam and Eve passed away, they recognized that their children and followers had gradually learned to forget the days of their glory in Eden. And it was better for the majority of their followers that they did forget the grandeur of Eden; they were not so likely to experience undue dissatisfaction with their less fortunate environment. (849.6) 76:3.3 The civil rulers of the Adamites were derived hereditarily from the sons of the first garden. Adam’s first son, Adamson (Adam ben Adam), founded a secondary center of the violet race to the north of the second Eden. Adam’s second son, Eveson, became a masterly leader and administrator; he was the great helper of his father. Eveson lived not quite so long as Adam, and his eldest son, Jansad, became the successor of Adam as the head of the Adamite tribes. (849.7) 76:3.4 The religious rulers, or priesthood, originated with Seth, the eldest surviving son of Adam and Eve born in the second garden. He was born one hundred and twenty-nine years after Adam’s arrival on Urantia. Seth became absorbed in the work of improving the spiritual status of his father’s people, becoming the head of the new priesthood of the second garden. His son, Enos, founded the new order of worship, and his grandson, Kenan, instituted the foreign missionary service to the surrounding tribes, near and far. (850.1) 76:3.5 The Sethite priesthood was a threefold undertaking, embracing religion, health, and education. The priests of this order were trained to officiate at religious ceremonies, to serve as physicians and sanitary inspectors, and to act as teachers in the schools of the garden. (850.2) 76:3.6 Adam’s caravan had carried the seeds and bulbs of hundreds of plants and cereals of the first garden with them to the land between the rivers; they also had brought along extensive herds and some of all the domesticated animals. Because of this they possessed great advantages over the surrounding tribes. They enjoyed many of the benefits of the previous culture of the original Garden. (850.3) 76:3.7 Up to the time of leaving the first garden, Adam and his family had always subsisted on fruits, cereals, and nuts. On the way to Mesopotamia they had, for the first time, partaken of herbs and vegetables. The eating of meat was early introduced into the second garden, but Adam and Eve never partook of flesh as a part of their regular diet. Neither did Adamson nor Eveson nor the other children of the first generation of the first garden become flesh eaters. (850.4) 76:3.8 The Adamites greatly excelled the surrounding peoples in cultural achievement and intellectual development. They produced the third alphabet and otherwise laid the foundations for much that was the forerunner of modern art, science, and literature. Here in the lands between the Tigris and Euphrates they maintained the arts of writing, metalworking, pottery making, and weaving and produced a type of architecture that was not excelled in thousands of years. (850.5) 76:3.9 The home life of the violet peoples was, for their day and age, ideal. Children were subjected to courses of training in agriculture, craftsmanship, and animal husbandry or else were educated to perform the threefold duty of a Sethite: to be priest, physician, and teacher. (850.6) 76:3.10 And when thinking of the Sethite priesthood, do not confuse those high-minded and noble teachers of health and religion, those true educators, with the debased and commercial priesthoods of the later tribes and surrounding nations. Their religious concepts of Deity and the universe were advanced and more or less accurate, their health provisions were, for their time, excellent, and their methods of education have never since been surpassed. 4. The Violet Race (850.7) 76:4.1 Adam and Eve were the founders of the violet race of men, the ninth human race to appear on Urantia. Adam and his offspring had blue eyes, and the violet peoples were characterized by fair complexions and light hair color — yellow, red, and brown. (850.8) 76:4.2 Eve did not suffer pain in childbirth; neither did the early evolutionary races. Only the mixed races produced by the union of evolutionary man with the Nodites and later with the Adamites suffered the severe pangs of childbirth. (851.1) 76:4.3 Adam and Eve, like their brethren on Jerusem, were energized by dual nutrition, subsisting on both food and light, supplemented by certain superphysical energies unrevealed on Urantia. Their Urantia offspring did not inherit the parental endowment of energy intake and light circulation. They had a single circulation, the human type of blood sustenance. They were designedly mortal though long-lived, albeit longevity gravitated toward the human norm with each succeeding generation. (851.2) 76:4.4 Adam and Eve and their first generation of children did not use the flesh of animals for food. They subsisted wholly upon “the fruits of the trees.” After the first generation all of the descendants of Adam began to partake of dairy products, but many of them continued to follow a nonflesh diet. Many of the southern tribes with whom they later united were also nonflesh eaters. Later on, most of these vegetarian tribes migrated to the east and survived as now admixed in the peoples of India. (851.3) 76:4.5 Both the physical and spiritual visions of Adam and Eve were far superior to those of the present-day peoples. Their special senses were much more acute, and they were able to see the midwayers and the angelic hosts, the Melchizedeks, and the fallen Prince Caligastia, who several times came to confer with his noble successor. They retained the ability to see these celestial beings for over one hundred years after the default. These special senses were not so acutely present in their children and tended to diminish with each succeeding generation. (851.4) 76:4.6 The Adamic children were usually Adjuster indwelt since they all possessed undoubted survival capacity. These superior offspring were not so subject to fear as the children of evolution. So much of fear persists in the present-day races of Urantia because your ancestors received so little of Adam’s life plasm, owing to the early miscarriage of the plans for racial physical uplift. (851.5) 76:4.7 The body cells of the Material Sons and their progeny are far more resistant to disease than are those of the evolutionary beings indigenous to the planet. The body cells of the native races are akin to the living disease-producing microscopic and ultramicroscopic organisms of the realm. These facts explain why the Urantia peoples must do so much by way of scientific effort to withstand so many physical disorders. You would be far more disease resistant if your races carried more of the Adamic life. (851.6) 76:4.8 After becoming established in the second garden on the Euphrates, Adam elected to leave behind as much of his life plasm as possible to benefit the world after his death. Accordingly, Eve was made the head of a commission of twelve on race improvement, and before Adam died this commission had selected 1,682 of the highest type of women on Urantia, and these women were impregnated with the Adamic life plasm. Their children all grew up to maturity except 112, so that the world, in this way, was benefited by the addition of 1,570 superior men and women. Though these candidate mothers were selected from all the surrounding tribes and represented most of the races on earth, the majority were chosen from the highest strains of the Nodites, and they constituted the early beginnings of the mighty Andite race. These children were born and reared in the tribal surroundings of their respective mothers. 5. Death of Adam and Eve (851.7) 76:5.1 Not long after the establishment of the second Eden, Adam and Eve were duly informed that their repentance was acceptable, and that, while they were doomed to suffer the fate of the mortals of their world, they should certainly become eligible for admission to the ranks of the sleeping survivors of Urantia. They fully believed this gospel of resurrection and rehabilitation which the Melchizedeks so touchingly proclaimed to them. Their transgression had been an error of judgment and not the sin of conscious and deliberate rebellion. (852.1) 76:5.2 Adam and Eve did not, as citizens of Jerusem, have Thought Adjusters, nor were they Adjuster indwelt when they functioned on Urantia in the first garden. But shortly after their reduction to mortal status they became conscious of a new presence within them and awakened to the realization that human status coupled with sincere repentance had made it possible for Adjusters to indwell them. It was this knowledge of being Adjuster indwelt that greatly heartened Adam and Eve throughout the remainder of their lives; they knew that they had failed as Material Sons of Satania, but they also knew that the Paradise career was still open to them as ascending sons of the universe. (852.2) 76:5.3 Adam knew about the dispensational resurrection which occurred simultaneously with his arrival on the planet, and he believed that he and his companion would probably be repersonalized in connection with the advent of the next order of sonship. He did not know that Michael, the sovereign of this universe, was so soon to appear on Urantia; he expected that the next Son to arrive would be of the Avonal order. Even so, it was always a comfort to Adam and Eve, as well as something difficult for them to understand, to ponder the only personal message they ever received from Michael. This message, among other expressions of friendship and comfort, said: “I have given consideration to the circumstances of your default, I have remembered the desire of your hearts ever to be loyal to my Father’s will, and you will be called from the embrace of mortal slumber when I come to Urantia if the subordinate Sons of my realm do not send for you before that time.” (852.3) 76:5.4 And this was a great mystery to Adam and Eve. They could comprehend the veiled promise of a possible special resurrection in this message, and such a possibility greatly cheered them, but they could not grasp the meaning of the intimation that they might rest until the time of a resurrection associated with Michael’s personal appearance on Urantia. And so the Edenic pair always proclaimed that a Son of God would sometime come, and they communicated to their loved ones the belief, at least the longing hope, that the world of their blunders and sorrows might possibly be the realm whereon the ruler of this universe would elect to function as the Paradise bestowal Son. It seemed too good to be true, but Adam did entertain the thought that strife-torn Urantia might, after all, turn out to be the most fortunate world in the system of Satania, the envied planet of all Nebadon. (852.4) 76:5.5 Adam lived for 530 years; he died of what might be termed old age. His physical mechanism simply wore out; the process of disintegration gradually gained on the process of repair, and the inevitable end came. Eve had died nineteen years previously of a weakened heart. They were both buried in the center of the temple of divine service which had been built in accordance with their plans soon after the wall of the colony had been completed. And this was the origin of the practice of burying noted and pious men and women under the floors of the places of worship. (852.5) 76:5.6 The supermaterial government of Urantia, under the direction of the Melchizedeks, continued, but direct physical contact with the evolutionary races had been severed. From the distant days of the arrival of the corporeal staff of the Planetary Prince, down through the times of Van and Amadon to the arrival of Adam and Eve, physical representatives of the universe government had been stationed on the planet. But with the Adamic default this regime, extending over a period of more than four hundred and fifty thousand years, came to an end. In the spiritual spheres, angelic helpers continued to struggle in conjunction with the Thought Adjusters, both working heroically for the salvage of the individual; but no comprehensive plan for far-reaching world welfare was promulgated to the mortals of earth until the arrival of Machiventa Melchizedek, in the times of Abraham, who, with the power, patience, and authority of a Son of God, did lay the foundations for the further uplift and spiritual rehabilitation of unfortunate Urantia. (853.1) 76:5.7 Misfortune has not, however, been the sole lot of Urantia; this planet has also been the most fortunate in the local universe of Nebadon. Urantians should count it all gain if the blunders of their ancestors and the mistakes of their early world rulers so plunged the planet into such a hopeless state of confusion, all the more confounded by evil and sin, that this very background of darkness should so appeal to Michael of Nebadon that he selected this world as the arena wherein to reveal the loving personality of the Father in heaven. It is not that Urantia needed a Creator Son to set its tangled affairs in order; it is rather that the evil and sin on Urantia afforded the Creator Son a more striking background against which to reveal the matchless love, mercy, and patience of the Paradise Father. 6. Survival of Adam and Eve (853.2) 76:6.1 Adam and Eve went to their mortal rest with strong faith in the promises made to them by the Melchizedeks that they would sometime awake from the sleep of death to resume life on the mansion worlds, worlds all so familiar to them in the days preceding their mission in the material flesh of the violet race on Urantia. (853.3) 76:6.2 They did not long rest in the oblivion of the unconscious sleep of the mortals of the realm. On the third day after Adam’s death, the second following his reverent burial, the orders of Lanaforge, sustained by the acting Most High of Edentia and concurred in by the Union of Days on Salvington, acting for Michael, were placed in Gabriel’s hands, directing the special roll call of the distinguished survivors of the Adamic default on Urantia. And in accordance with this mandate of special resurrection, number twenty-six of the Urantia series, Adam and Eve were repersonalized and reassembled in the resurrection halls of the mansion worlds of Satania together with 1,316 of their associates in the experience of the first garden. Many other loyal souls had already been translated at the time of Adam’s arrival, which was attended by a dispensational adjudication of both the sleeping survivors and of the living qualified ascenders. (853.4) 76:6.3 Adam and Eve quickly passed through the worlds of progressive ascension until they attained citizenship on Jerusem, once again to be residents of the planet of their origin but this time as members of a different order of universe personalities. They left Jerusem as permanent citizens — Sons of God; they returned as ascendant citizens — sons of man. They were immediately attached to the Urantia service on the system capital, later being assigned membership among the four and twenty counselors who constitute the present advisory-control body of Urantia. (854.1) 76:6.4 And thus ends the story of the Planetary Adam and Eve of Urantia, a story of trial, tragedy, and triumph, at least personal triumph for your well-meaning but deluded Material Son and Daughter and undoubtedly, in the end, a story of ultimate triumph for their world and its rebellion-tossed and evil-harassed inhabitants. When all is summed up, Adam and Eve made a mighty contribution to the speedy civilization and accelerated biologic progress of the human race. They left a great culture on earth, but it was not possible for such an advanced civilization to survive in the face of the early dilution and the eventual submergence of the Adamic inheritance. It is the people who make a civilization; civilization does not make the people. (854.2) 76:6.5 [Presented by Solonia, the seraphic “voice in the Garden.”]

Warwick Gummerson 12.01.13 Duration: 34.33 Key Verses: Genesis 3:16-24 NLT Where was God? To Eve he said, “I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” To Adam he said,“Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.” Gen 3:16-19

Today, people work and labor for various needs—food, clothes, housing, educations, etc. They have no doubts about this lifestyle, and even think it is a great virtue to work for living. Yes, they are right in a sense: the Bible urges Christians to work diligently and earn the bread they eat (Eph 4:28, 1 Thess 4:11-12, 2 Thess 3:10-12). However, it should be remembered that the lifestyle of working for our needs is a result of our sin according to the Bible. To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, `You must not eat of it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return (Gen 3:17-19)." This is how destruction came to our world. We work and eat our food “through painful toil” and “by the sweat of” our brow. We eat “the plants of the field,” yet they do not nourish our body well. Against this lifestyle, God commanded his people to live in the following way: Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare (Isa 55:1-2).. This is entirely a different lifestyle. If what Gen 3:17-19 describes is a destruction lifestyle, this one is a creation lifestyle: we buy and eat, but “without money and without cost.” And how can we change our lifestyle from the former to the latter? The book of Jeremiah goes on to say: Give ear and come to me; hear me, that your soul may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David (v.3). It is by listening to God’s word and coming to God that you can change your lifestyle from that of destruction to that of creation. The covenant, here, refers to the covenant God made with David. But note that it says, “I will make …” in a future tense indicating that it had not happened yet at the time when God spoke this oracle. The book of Proverbs has the following passage: Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn out its seven pillars. She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table. She has sent out her maids, and she calls from the highest point of the city. "Let all who are simple come in here!" she says to those who lack judgment. "Come, eat my food and drink the wine I have mixed. Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of understanding (Prov 9:1-6). The feast is prepared for you by God, and you are only to come, eat and drink. It is not difficult at all to see what the “meat” and the “wine” mean in the perspective of the New Testament. Read also Psalm 23 with the same thought in focus. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, … Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; … You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever (Ps 23). Isn’t it amazing to know that the Lord himself “prepares a table before” us while our “enemies” try to stop us from eating, but are not able to? Only the “goodness and love” of the Lord, not any of destruction, will “follow” us. Note the verb, “follow.” We do not need to go out and seek them, but they will follow us!