Oral Account of Creation from Adam to Abraham

In this study, I would like to show how the true account of creation was accurately passed down by word of mouth from Adam to Abraham.

Let's begin by looking at the relationships between Adam and his family line. In doing this, you will be able to draw many conclusions, as well as see how the true and accurate account of the creation was preserved by Adam up until the time of Noah. 

Adam lived to be 930 years old (Gen 5:5). The flood occurred 1,656 years after Adam was created, so Adam died 726 years before the flood.

Noah was born 1,056 years after Adam was created. Since Noah was 600 years old when the flood began (Gen 7:6), that means he was born 126 years after Adam died.

Since Noah was born when his father Lamech was 182 years old, Lamech would have known Adam or at least been alive during Adam’s lifetime.  In fact, Lamech would have been 56 years old when Adam died.

Since Lamech was born when his father Methuselah was 187 years old, then 56 years later, at the time when Adam died, Methuselah was 243 years old. 

126 years after the death of Adam, when Noah was born, Methuselah was 369 years old.  Since the flood came 600 years after Noah’s birth, that would make Methuselah 969 years old when the flood came.

Adam's Generations
In the table below, I have shown the generations from Adam to Noah (Gen 5:1-32), along with the year of birth and year of death for each person, according to the number of years from the creation of Adam (Hebrew years).

Name	Age at First Son's Birth	Year of Birth	Age at Death	Year at Death	Age at Adam's Death
Adam	130	0	930	930	930
Seth	105	130	912	1042	800
Enosh	90	235	905	1140	695
Kenan	70	325	910	1235	605
Mahalalel	65	395	895	1290	535
Jared	162	460	962	1422	470
Enoch	65	622	365	987	308
Methuselah	187	687	969	1656	243
Lamech	182	874	777	1651	56
Noah	500	1056	950	2006

Adam to Noah Chart
The chart below displays the data from the table above. Each yellow bar represents the life of the person named to the left, beginning with Adam at the bottom. Notice how all the bars above Adam's bar run concurrent with his life, except for Noah, showing that all these men except for him were contemporaries of Adam. You can see that the bar for Adam's life ends before the line that marks the year 1,000, and the bar for Noah's life begins after that same line. This shows that there was a gap between Adam's death and Noah's birth.

Conclusions about Methuselah
Methuselah was alive for 243 years of Adam’s life.  He and Adam were contemporaries. During that time, he would have heard the story of creation perhaps directly told by Adam. Methuselah’s father was Enoch, who walked with God for 365 years and was no more (Gen 5:24). We know that Methuselah died at the age of 969, so he died the same year the flood happened. He was the oldest man that ever lived and he died right before the flood came. He was alive for the entire period that Noah was building the ark.

Conclusions about Lamech
Lamech was 187 years old at the time of his son Noah’s birth and he died 590 years later at the age of 777, just 5 years before the flood.  Lamech would have been alive for most of the period when Noah was building the ark. Since Lamech was 56 years old when Adam died, he too would have heard the true account of creation perhaps directly told by Adam. Noah would have heard the creation story in stereo from his father Lamech and grandfather Methuselah, who both heard it directly from Adam. Methuselah and Lamech provided an unbroken, dual connection between Adam and Noah. Thus all things were established by the testimony of two witnesses. This preserved the true and accurate account of the creation, so that Noah was able to carry that with him and pass it on to his sons into the new world after the flood.

Incidentally, it is also hard to imagine how Lamech and Methuselah would not have been encouraging Noah as he was building the ark, since they were alive at that time.

Walking with God
I would like to highlight those who walked faithfully with God. One of them was Enoch. Scripture says, "Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him." (Ge 5:24). It does not say he died, which is how it describes the end of life for all the others in Adam's line. He did not die. God took him! In the book of Hebrews, it says, "By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death; and he was not found because God took him up; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God." (Heb 11:5). What a glorious witness he obtained! He was pleasing to God.

"Noah's Preaching Scorned" by Harry Anderson

The other person that Scripture says walked with God was Noah. It says, "Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God." (Gen 6:9; 7:5).  It also says, "Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord." (Gen 6:8). Noah did all that God commanded him (Gen 6:22). When God said to build the ark, Noah obeyed and built it according to the pattern God gave him. When God said to gather the animals, Noah gathered them. When God said to enter the ark (Gen 7:1), Noah obeyed and entered the ark (Gen 7:13). When God said to go out of the ark (Gen 8:16), Noah went out of the ark (Gen 8:18). The book of Hebrews says, "By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith." (Heb 11:7). I hope this encourages you to walk by faith with God, too, and to do what God says in Scripture.

Noah's Generations
In the table below, I have shown the generations from Noah to Abraham (Gen 11:10-32), along with the year of birth and year of death for each person, according to the number of years from the creation of Adam (Hebrew years).

Name	Age at First Son's Birth	Year of Birth	Age at Death	Year at Death	Age at Noah's Death
Noah	500	1056	950	2006	950
Shem	100	1556	600	2156	450
Arphaxad	35	1656	438	2094	350
Shelah	33	1691	433	2127	315
Eber	34	1724	464	2188	282
Peleg	33	1758	242	2000
Reu	32	1791	239	2030	215
Serug	32	1823	232	2055	183
Nahor	29	1855	148	2003
Terah	70	1884	205	2089	122
Abraham	100	1954	175	2129	52

Noah to Abraham Chart
The chart below displays the data from the table above. Each yellow bar represents the life of the person named to the left, beginning with Noah at the bottom. Notice how all the bars above Noah's bar run concurrent with his life, showing that all these men were contemporaries of Noah.

Inspiration and Transmission of Scripture
While it is true that all Scripture is inspired by God (2 Tim 3:16), and that the writers received what they wrote through supernatural, divine inspiration, the accuracy of biblical history was preserved by eyewitness testimony. The Gospels are another example of this in that the apostles, who accompanied Jesus all the time He went in and out among them, until He was taken up from them into heaven, were reliable eyewitnesses of His resurrection (Ac 1:21-22). Matthew and John, who wrote the gospels that bear their names, and Peter, who is believed to be the source of Mark's gospel, saw the majestic glory of Christ firsthand, and heard the voice that came from heaven when they were with Him on the sacred mountain (Joh 1:14; 2 Peter 1:16-18).

Luke, who was not one of the Twelve apostles, began his gospel by saying, "Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word, it seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in consecutive order, most excellent Theophilus; so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught." (Luk 1:1-4).

Even though Luke was inspired by God to write the gospel, he also investigated everything carefully from the beginning, compiled eyewitness testimonies, and wrote out the exact truth in consecutive order. Likewise, when he wrote the book of Acts, he did the same thing, except that he himself was also one of the eyewitnesses to the things he wrote, regarding the apostle Paul's ministry, since he was one of his traveling companions. Therefore, we know that God's supernatural work of inspiration is also accompanied by the supernatural way he oversees the accuracy of the transmission process through eyewitness accounts.

Putting it All Together
Through this study, we have seen that the ancient men of old who lived before the flood were contemporaries of Adam, except for Noah, who was born after Adam died. It helps us to see that Adam would have had a relationship with his descendants up to the ninth generation.

Noah began a new generation separated from the life of Adam that would bring hope and the knowledge of God into a new world. He also carried with him the true account of the creation from Adam, as well as his own eyewitness account of God destroying all of creation, because of the wickedness of mankind, and graciously saving Noah and his family -- eight in all -- just as God said He would do. All that God said He would do was fulfilled, just as all Scripture must be fulfilled.

Likewise, after the flood, Noah lived to see his descendants in the line of Shem up to the eleventh generation -- all the way up to Abraham. He was a contemporary with all of those, and they all lived to see his death, except for Peleg and Nahor.  Abraham's father Terah was 122 years old at the time of Noah's death and Abraham was 52. So they may have heard the account of the creation and the flood directly from Noah, along with all the other key events that happened before and after the flood. 

Ancient history was carried forward for 2,000 years primarily by two main persons with firsthand, eyewitness accounts, namely Adam and Noah. That's excellent record-keeping on God's part! And all of the descendants of these two men, who lived contemporaneously with them, provided an excellent backup of that information, along with their own valuable contributions of what they personally witnessed.

Moreover, like Noah, Shem his son lived before, during, and after the flood. Just like his father, Shem helped to bridge the generations of Adam across the flood and he lived to the ripe old age of 600 years old! He was 450 years old when Noah died. And he outlived all of his descendants up to and including Abraham, except for Eber (Shem died in 2156 and Eber died 32 years later). So just as Noah, Shem was able to transmit to all of these descendants of his the accurate accounts of the creation and the flood, as well as all of the other events before and after the flood up until his death. He died 27 years after Abraham died! His blessed family line became the one through which Abraham and all the Hebrews descended, and the line through which David and his Son, Jesus Christ came (Lk 3:21-38).

This shows the amazing care that God took to preserve the accurate accounts of those important events from early human history, so that they could be passed down to us later by Moses in what has come to be known as the first book of Moses or Genesis. Don't ever doubt God's supernatural ability to preserve His Word.

Attribution notice: Most Scripture quotations taken from the NASB. "Noah's Preaching Scorned" by Harry Anderson.

Author's note: If you enjoyed this post, you may also like the other posts in this blog available through the Home page, such as All Scripture must be fulfilled, The Bible Never Fails, and The Evil Nephilim Giants. You may also access other articles on the Home page for this blog, as well as my complete blog directory at "Writing for the Master."

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.

Understanding the Gaps in Scripture

Grand Canyon from the South Rim, near the NPS Visitor Center

Back in 2003, my wife and I had an unexpected opportunity to visit the Grand Canyon in Arizona.  We never thought we could afford to go there.  But our Lord is an amazing God, and He provided.

One of my sisters and her husband graciously allowed us to stay in her time share condominium in the beautiful town of Sedona, Arizona.  Sedona is a fabulous Southwest vacation destination, also referred to as Red Rock Country.  And I used my sky miles from all the business travel I had been doing, so that we were able to get two free tickets round trip from Philadelphia.  I also had rewards points with Hertz rental car that enabled us to get a free car during our stay in Arizona.  Lastly, I had enough Marriott rewards points accumulated, so that we could stay at the very nice Courtyard Marriot in Phoenix on our first night there, before we traveled to the time share condominium in Sedona. I can't forget to mention that my wife's parents were gracious enough to watch our three girls for a week, while we took this fantastic get away.  All of this was unexpected.  The Lord provided it all free of charge as a wonderful surprise to us.

One of the things about the Grand Canyon is that when you stand next to it, you are overwhelmed with awe at the deep, vast expanse.  It's incredibly wide and deep.  I think the bottom of the canyon is about a mile down from where you stand on the rim.  Another thing about it is that when you look across the tops of some of the rock formations at certain angles, such as you see in the photo above, you cannot always tell that there is a huge gap between them.  It's not until you view them from a different angle that you see just how large a gap there is.

The Scriptures are like that, too.  There are some verses in the Bible that skip over large periods of time without any indication that they are doing so.  And when you read about the same events in other portions of Scripture, you get a view from a different angle, so to speak.  Sometimes you find out there was actually a large gap of time between two sentences. It’s important to be aware of this, so that when you read these passages and others like them, you can properly understand the meaning.

Here are some examples:

The First and Second Coming of Christ
The prophet Isaiah wrote: “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, Because the LORD has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners; To proclaim the favorable year of the LORD And the day of vengeance of our God…” (Isa 61:1-2)

About seven hundred years later, when Jesus began His public ministry, he began by reading this passage from Isaiah in the synagogue.  “And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book and found the place where it was written, ‘THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR. HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND, TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED, TO PROCLAIM THE FAVORABLE YEAR OF THE LORD.’ And He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him. And He began to say to them, ‘Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.’"  (Luk 4:16-21)

Notice how Jesus stopped before reading the words “and the day of vengeance of our God.”  When He came the first time, it was not for the sake of vengeance, but to preach the gospel to the poor, to proclaim release to the captives, to proclaim recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed, and to proclaims the year of the Lord’s favor.  As Paul later wrote, “Behold, now is ‘THE ACCEPTABLE TIME,’ behold, now is ‘THE DAY OF SALVATION.’” (2Co 6:2).  When Jesus came the first time, it was not to proclaim the day of vengeance of our God.  That will be when He comes the second time to execute judgment and punish His enemies.

So in Isaiah’s prophecy, there is a gap of at least two thousand years between two phrases in the same sentence: “the favorable year of the LORD And the day of vengeance of our God.”

The resurrection and the ascension
At the end of Luke’s gospel account of Jesus, He records the events that occurred from Jesus’ resurrection until the day He was taken up to heaven.

In the passage where he records Jesus’ appearance to His disciples in the locked room in Jerusalem, he states: “While they were telling these things, He Himself stood in their midst and *said to them, ‘Peace be to you.’"  (Luk 24:36).  From that point, the passage continues until the end of the book, where Luke states, “And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. While He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven.” (Luk 24:50-51).

In this passage, it all seems to be one continuous event, as though Jesus led the disciples from that locked upper room all the way to Bethany on the same day, and then ascended into heaven.

However, in Luke’s second account of these events in Acts, he expands on this further and reveals that there was a span of forty days between Jesus’ resurrection and His ascension.

His second account begins like this: “The first account I composed, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles whom He had chosen. To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God. Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, ‘Which,’ He said, ‘you heard of from Me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.’” (Act 1:1-5)

Following his description of some of what Jesus said that day, Luke states: “And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them. They also said, ‘Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.’” (Act 1:9-11)

So it becomes clear that there were forty days and many detailed events that occurred between Jesus’ resurrection and His ascension, which Luke left out in His first account.  It was apparently for the sake of brevity that he did not expand on these events the first time.  As John states in His gospel, “Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.” (Joh 20:30-31) The gospels are not an exhaustive record of everything that Jesus said and did.  So when you read the last chapter of Luke, you need to be aware that this gap exists.

The Ascension and post-Pentecost Events
In Luke’s gospel and Acts, he give two different accounts of what happened after the ascension.  In his gospel, he states, “And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. While He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven. And they, after worshiping Him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple praising God.” (Luk 24:50-53).  So in this record, it appears that the disciples returned to Jerusalem after the ascension and were immediately took up the practice of praising God continually in the temple.

However, in Acts, he clarifies that there was a gap of ten days that occurred between the ascension and their time of continual praise and rejoicing in the temple.  Luke records that immediately following the ascension: “Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away. When they had entered the city, they went up to the upper room where they were staying; that is, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.” (Act 1:12-14).  Here it is obvious that they first returned to the upper room in Jerusalem where they devoted themselves to prayer until the day of Pentecost.

Jesus’ death on the cross occurred on Passover, and his ascension was forty days later, according to Luke’s account in Acts 1:3.  The Feast of Pentecost occurs fifty days after Passover, so by simple math, we can determine that there was a period of ten days between the ascension and Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit was poured out.

The disciples were obedient to wait for the gift of the Holy Spirit before they went into public to be witnesses for Jesus.  They knew they needed to first be endued with power in order to be His witnesses.  So it wasn’t until ten days after Jesus’ ascension that the disciples began to continually praise God in the temple courts.  This is another one of those gaps that occurs in Scripture. Luke’s first account leaves a period of ten days unaccounted for in Luke 24:52.  It was only later in his second account that Luke unpacked that further for us.

Paul’s first trips as a disciple to Damascus and Jerusalem
Luke leaves another gap in his record of events, and this time it is between Paul’s first visits to Damascus and Jerusalem as a Christian.

He records the events that occurred during Saul’s visit to Damascus immediately following his conversion to Christ: “But Saul kept increasing in strength and confounding the Jews who lived at Damascus by proving that this Jesus is the Christ. When many days had elapsed, the Jews plotted together to do away with him, but their plot became known to Saul. They were also watching the gates day and night so that they might put him to death; but his disciples took him by night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a large basket. When he came to Jerusalem, he was trying to associate with the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. But Barnabas took hold of him and brought him to the apostles and described to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that He had talked to him, and how at Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus. And he was with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.” (Act 9:22-28)

In this passage, it seems like Paul went directly from Damascus to Jerusalem.  However, in Paul’s letter to the Galatians, he said his first trip to Jerusalem was three years after his Damascus road experience.  He wrote, “Then three years later I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and stayed with him fifteen days. But I did not see any other of the apostles except James, the Lord's brother.” (Gal 1:18-19). This corresponds with Luke’s account, which says, “When he came to Jerusalem, he was trying to associate with the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.” (Act 9:26).

So what seems like an immediate trip to Jerusalem in Luke's account did not occur until an period of three years had elapsed!

In the same epistle to the Galatians, Paul stated that the second time he went to Jerusalem was fourteen years after the first visit, and that Barnabas accompanied him on this second trip.  He wrote, “Then after an interval of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along also.” (Gal 2:1).  This corresponds to Luke’s account, which states, “But Barnabas took hold of him and brought him to the apostles and described to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that He had talked to him, and how at Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus. And he was with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.” (Act 9:27-28).  Barnabas did not go with Paul until his second trip to Jerusalem, and he was influential in helping Paul to obtain the right hand of fellowship with the apostles.

So what Luke covers in a couple sentences happened over a period of seventeen years total.  This included three years between Paul's trip to Damascus and later to Jerusalem, plus another fourteen years between Paul's first and second trips to Jerusalem.

Putting it All Together
These are just a few examples from Scripture that show how there are sometimes gaps in Scripture, where large periods of time exist between two sentences or two phrases in the same sentence.  These are not always further expanded elsewhere in Scripture, but when they are, it helps us to better understand what took place in the interim during the gap.

If we do not understand that these gaps exist, then we can become confused about the events of biblical history and arrive at wrong conclusions about what occurred.  This can sometimes lead to unbiblical theology, so we need to be careful and pray for a clear understanding of Scripture.

Paul’s instruction to Timothy applies to us with regard to this when he wrote, “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.” (2Ti 2:15).  We need to rightly divide the word of truth, and sometimes it requires us to divide phrases or sentences in Scripture.

Attribution notice: Most Scripture quotations taken from the NASB. The photo source is Couleurs de la Terre / Colours of the Earth

Author's note: If you enjoyed this post, you may also like the other posts in this blog available through the Home page, such as The Bible is the Word of God, Read the Bible for All Its Worth!, The Uniqueness of God's Word, All Scripture must be fulfilled and The Bible Never Fails. You may also access my complete blog directory at "Writing for the Master."

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.

The Conciseness of God

I was meditating this morning on the conciseness of God.

Let there be...
In the beginning He said, "Let there be..."

"Let" indicates he has authority to grant permission, to allow or not to allow whatever He pleases.

"There" refers to a place, a specific location, in this case the realm of the natural world. He existed eternally in His own realm, but the natural world was formless and void. It was the seen realm to which He referred when He said, "there."

"Be" refers to the existence of something. With so few words, He does so much, and with such ease.

Here are a few more:

"Peace, be still!"
The was asleep as the storm was raging. But when He awoke, He simply spoke the words, "Peace, be still!" And the wind ceased. The waters were calmed.

"Father, forgive them."
He hung on the cross an innocent man, God's only Son. He prayed for His enemies that had crucified them, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do."

"I am willing. Be healed."
A man came up to him and said, "I know that you can heal me, if you are willing. " Jesus said, "I am willing. Be healed." The man was immediately healed.

"Come out!"
A man was demon possessed, tortured by the forces of darkness. Jesus spoke to the demon, "Come out!" And it left the man immediately.

"Lazarus, come forth"
A man lay dead in the tomb for three days. Jesus came and spoke the words, "Lazarus, come forth" The man came walking out of the tomb alive again.

Putting it All Together
The Lord is concise. He does not need many words to do anything.

You don't need to use many words in prayer. God will not be impressed with your vain repetition of words.

What do you need Him to do in your life today? Do you need healing? Life? Storms to cease? Deliverance from demons? Simply ask the Father in Jesus name and believe.

With so few words, He does so much, and with such ease. Take a moment today to stand in awe of God for the power of His Word.

Author's note: If you enjoyed this post, you may also like the other posts in this blog available through the links in the side bar. You may also access my complete blog directory at "Writing for the Master."

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.