Genesis 4:25-26 …and then men began to call on the name of the Lord

Luke 3:38 the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

And then men called on the name of the Lord!!!!!

Genesis 4:25-26 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, “For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.” 26 And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on the name of the Lord. 

God’s plan for our salvation has always been in motion, and His only begotten Son, our Redeemer King and Savior Jesus the Christ had the power to defeat the sins of the world. God is always faithful and merciful  to anyone who calls on His name and puts their trust in Him alone.

The Hebrew name sheth derives from a verb that means “to put,” “to place,” or “to set.” This subtly relates to the idea that the birth of Seth compensates for the loss of Abel. When not a proper name, the Hebrew noun sheth may be translated as “foundation,” since a foundation is itself set or put in place (Psalm 11:3).  Up to this point in the narrative, no one has invoked God by His name, yhwh (Yahweh). Faithlife Study Bible 

After the long, sad digression about Cain and his descendants, we return to Adam and Eve and their new progeny. With the death of Abel (verse 8) and the expulsion of Cain (verses 11, 12), Adam and Eve had no son to carry on their line for good and for the promise of the Messiah. Hence the importance of the birth of Seth. His name is related to a Hebrew verb meaning “to place” or “to set” for he was appointed to take the place of the murdered son in the plan of God. 

The birth of Enosh meant that the line of Seth would continue; the promise of the Lord would not be forgotten. Then they began to call on the name of the Lord. These words can hardly mean that only now did people begin to pray to God. Rather, the verb call means “to make proclamation.” That is, this is the beginning of preaching, of witnessing, and testifying in the name of the Lord. The NKJV Study Bible

Psalm 116:17  

I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving,

And will call upon the name of the LORD.

Zephaniah 3:9 

“For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language,

That they all may call on the name of the LORD,

To serve Him with one accord.

Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD. 

Isaiah 53:11-12 

He shall see the labor of His soul, 

and be satisfied. 

By His knowledge My righteous 

Servant shall justify many, 

For He shall bear their iniquities. 

12 Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, 

And He shall divide the spoil with the strong, 

Because He poured out His soul unto death, 

And He was numbered with the transgressors, 

And He bore the sin of many, 

And made intercession for the transgressors.

The Old Testament was written for the Israelites and those who joined the Jewish faith. All scripture is super valuable for understanding God’s ways. Jesus as King of the Jews,  His chosen people. But in Him, all of humanity can receive salvation. God’s plan of redemption was put in place  from the beginning. He planned for Jesus to be born, die, and rise again. This gift was offered to the whole world. Jesus died for every sin ever committed by humans. He is the only way to have right standing with the Father and to receive eternal life. Jesus will rule forever, and His Kingdom will never end! All we need is faith in  His salvation gift

Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks.

Through faith, Abel’s sacrifice was accepted as a sin offering. This gift of God, given to us all, regardless of gender, race, social status, or any other characteristic, is found in the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It’s all about trusting in Him alone for salvation.

Romans 3:9-12 What then? Are we better than they? Not at all. For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin. 10 As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one; 11 There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God. 12 They have all turned aside; They have together become unprofitable; There is none who does good, no, not one.”

Adam’s sin condemned the whole world, but Jesus Christ redeemed it. The law can’t save anyone, but by faith alone in Jesus’ redemption, ALL can be saved. No one is worthy of His salvation, but it’s a free gift from God that we accept by faith. God’s righteousness, without the law, is shown in Him. Because of our sin, we’ve fallen short of God’s glory, but we live in His righteousness, not our own. Jesus’ shed blood and our faith in it saved us. We’re justified by faith in Jesus Christ, without the law. Carla

As Paul declared in Ephesians 2:8-9, "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." 

The good works we do are meant to be a loving response of overwhelming gratitude for what God has done for us.For Paul, faith in Jesus resulted in a drastically changed heart that longed to serve God. And the same is true for us: "It is God who works in [us], both to will and to work for his good pleasure" (Philippians 2:13).

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When you desire to see the beauty and joy in everyday life; something magical happens; ordinary life becomes extraordinary, and the very process of life begins to nourish your soul.” Thank you, Jill Alman-Bernstein. 

I’ve found respite in Meister Eckert's advice, "If you can only learn one prayer, make it this one: Thank you."

Here’s the deal: Gratitude does not take away any of the difficult decisions or conundrums of our week. But it sure keeps us from looking in the rear-view mirror or around the next corner. Yes, one step at a time.

Gratitude allows us to live this life, and not the one we always figured that we’d trade this one in for.

Gratitude allows us to invest in what we can see, hear, taste, touch and smell in the moment. The sacrament of the present moment.

Gratitude allows us to partake in the joys of the everyday, to see the sacred in the very, very ordinary.

And gratitude helps us see that the sufficiency is not self-sufficiency, but that gratitude sees the connection, Ram Dass’ affirmation that we do indeed walk one another home. Sabbath Moments