"Eve Misquotes"

Genesis 2:15-25

I noticed that Eve wasn't around yet when the LORD God commanded Adam, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die." Later Eve misquotes (read: LIES) this command to the serpent, "You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die." (Why was she talking to the enemy anyway?) So did Eve hear from Adam the change in the command and relate it to the serpent exactly as she heard it from Adam? There is a breakdown in communication somewhere, whether from Adam to Eve, or from Eve to the serpent.  But that lie, that communication with the enemy, was part of the original sin. How often do I disrespect my LORD by misquoting Him? How often do I disrespect my husband by misquoting him? How often do I sit in front of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, just waiting for the serpent to show up? Confession: I do all of the above daily, no matter how small the scale, it is still sin. Prayer: "LORD God, You who made me and commanded my first parents, Adam and Eve, please let me be true in my speech. I confess that I have lied, whether by omission or commission, and I desire to be full of Truth. I desire to accurately know, and live, and relate Your Word to others. I desire to respect Your Word, and not water it down. I desire to respect my husband, and to build him up. I desire that my words would not entrap me and lead to my downfall and the cursing of others, but that my words would bring life, and light, and love to others. Show me Your ways. Write Your Word on my heart."

"Male and Female He Created Them"

I'm trying to put myself in the mindset of being newly created in a perfect world, with only my husband and my Creator...Surrounded by beauty, breathtaking beauty. The clear pure air, the Garden of Eden vistas, friendly animals. (Did they really talk then, Mr. C.S. Lewis?) Uniquely created as female, and blessed. Counterpart. From Adam's side. Helper. Completer. Companion to Adam, when none of the other animals were qualified to hold that position. Made in the image and likeness of God, Wow! I want to stop and think about that.

²⁷ So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. ²⁸ And God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth." ²⁹ And God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. ³⁰ And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food."


From the conception of this blog I knew that this would be counter-cultural. The first time that woman is mentioned in the Bible, she is created from man's side to be his companion and helper. I don't see much of that in my own life, or in society today. What I do see, is vile scorn for any woman who wants to be that helper. I will be interested to see how this thread carries out throughout the Bible. Confession: I'm not a great helper. I am only beginning to try to see what my husband needs. I'm only beginning to serve him. And as I do I see what waves of blessing it causes for him, and myself, how it waters our relationship. As I try to lift some of the weight from his shoulders by simple acts of thoughtfulness and consideration, he is able to more freely pursue his calling. Prayer: "Father, Creator, Lord, You made woman to be a fit helper for man. You made woman to be a companion so that man would not be alone. I need to change and grow in this area. My strong desire is to obey You, Lord, and to help my husband and be his companion. Please show me how I can better serve him and come alongside him."

"Hey Women"

"To Call Out Women" is the purpose of my blog and:  Ecclesiastic Eve the title of my blog. I am only writing this blog as my personal notes of what I think, learn, and feel as I read the Scriptures on the key words: woman, wife, mother, virgin, and possibly going on to study each woman named in the Bible. Obviously this has been done before in so many ways, however this is a work that cannot be humanly completed, and is already divinely completed. The Lord and Father of All, the Creator who made all, knows His exact intention and purpose for each and every woman that He created. My desire is to find out what the Bible says in order to learn those purposes and intentions. I believe that I need to change in many areas as a human, woman, wife, and mother. I want to read from the Bible what I should be as a human, woman, wife, and mother . I want to pattern my life after those traits and instructions given in the Bible. I don't intend to make a check-list to follow. And I know that my righteousnesses are only filthy rags. This is not a blog to call women to try harder. This isn't a "How To" course. I just love the Lord so much that I want to know what He thinks about these topics, and I see my need for change, and I am ready and willing to change, to be conformed to His will. To be transformed by the renewing of my mind. To open my hearts door to whatever the Lord will cleanse from me, or add to me. I am not trying to teach anyone or to set myself up as a teacher, but I am happy to share what I think and learn. So don't take my word for it, don't think what I think, don't pattern yourself after me, I assure you, I am fallible. What is it to be a human, woman, wife, and mother? I expect the Biblical answers to be counter-cultural, painful, and a call to repentance. I have long prayed, "Lord, change my mind, change my heart, change my thinking."  Further I pray, "I know that You say that you will give me the desires of my heart (Psalm 37:4) and so to You I surrender all of my desires that You may give me the desires that You have for me, since You (Ephesians 1:3-9) have blessed me, chosen me, and adopted me." And further still, "Lord, I commit this effort to blog to You." (Proverbs 16:3) This woman is ready to be Ecclesiastic Eve.