“Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee… in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread” (Gen 3:18,19).
God made a beautiful garden out of the ground, but man’s sin brought weeds and thorns into it. Sin produces thorns in your heart – natures that prick and hurt you as well as others. Jesus wore a crown of thorns, taking this curse upon Himself, so that you might not be a thorn.
‘In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread’ – This is the first mention of sweat and bread. Before falling into sin man did not have to labour for food. He was happy with fruits for which no labour was necessary. But now he has to toil. Just as his heart had hardened after sinning, the ground too had become hard and now needed to be tilled.
The Lord wants us to be free from worry for material things. He wants us to cast all our cares on Him. “Casting all your care upon Him for He careth for you” (I Pet 5:7). The Lord has promised to worry for us. So child of God, “Take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink ? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed ?” (Matt 6:31). It’s the Gentiles (who know not the Lord) who worry for such things.
Jesus has paid a high price to earn for us a curse–free life. Are we enjoying this new life or are we still under the curse?
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
‘In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread’ – This is the first mention of sweat and bread. Before falling into sin man did not have to labour for food. He was happy with fruits for which no labour was necessary. But now he has to toil. Just as his heart had hardened after sinning, the ground too had become hard and now needed to be tilled.
The Lord wants us to be free from worry for material things. He wants us to cast all our cares on Him. “Casting all your care upon Him for He careth for you” (I Pet 5:7). The Lord has promised to worry for us. So child of God, “Take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink ? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed ?” (Matt 6:31). It’s the Gentiles (who know not the Lord) who worry for such things.
Jesus has paid a high price to earn for us a curse–free life. Are we enjoying this new life or are we still under the curse?
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
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