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Bible Reading: Genesis 3:20-24
Key Verse: Verse 20 - “And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all
living.”
Key Words: And Adam called his wife’s name Eve
Eve is probably one of the
most interesting women in the world because she was the first woman, the first
wife, the first mother, the first grandmother.
Her marriage was the first marriage.
Hers was the first joy and wonder of motherhood – but Eve was also the
first to sin, the first to feel pain, the first to shed tears, and the first to
see death.
As much as we
hear of Eve, you would think she is mentioned numerous times throughout the
Word of God, but in reality you only find Eve mentioned four times.
- First, in Genesis 3:20 where Adam calls his wife’s name Eve.
- Secondly, in Genesis 4:1 where we are told that Adam knew Eve.
- Third, in II Corinthians 11:3; it’s there we are told that the serpent beguiled Eve.
- Fourth and last, in I Timothy 2:13 where we read that Adam was first formed, then Eve.
As you read the story of
Eve, it becomes clear that Adam was the head of the home, but Eve had the power
of persuasion.
I read the following that
shows us the power of persuasion. “Bill
stopped in at Abie’s little general store, looking for a bottle of
mustard. The shelves were loaded with
salt – bags and bags of salt. Abie said
he had some mustard, but that he would have to go down to the cellar to find
it. Bill went down with him, and there
to his surprise were still more bags of salt.
Everywhere he looked he could see salt.
‘Say,’ said Bill, ‘you must sell a lot of salt in this store!’ ‘Nah,’ said Abie sourly. ‘I can’t sell no salt. But that feller who sells me salt – boy, can
he sell salt!’”
Ladies, you do have the power of persuasion
so be careful of what direction you persuade.
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞ Be careful of the direction you persuade others to go.