Battles that men fight every day

Genesis 2:7-10,15-19,3:1-5 says And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul. And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. And a river went out of Eden to water the garden and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat. But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eateth thereof thou shalt surely die. And the Lord God said, it is not good that the man should be alone, I will make him a help meet for him. And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every fowl of the air, and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name therof. Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, we may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden. But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it. Lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die. For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Eve was told a lie by the serpent and disobeyed God by obeying the serpent and immediately influenced Adam to sin. As long as they obeyed God they could stay in the garden. How sad when man decides to disobey God.

II KINGS 23:26,27 says notwithstanding the Lord turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal. And the Lord said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen and the house of which I said, my name shall be there. The provocations against God caused ISRAEL AND JUDAH to be cast out of the HOLY LAND just like Adam and Eve were cast out. ISAIAH 59: 1-4,7.8 says behold the Lord`s hand is not shortened, that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers with iniquity, your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness. None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth they trust in vanity, and speak lies, they conceive mischief, and bring froth iniquity. Their feet run to evil, and thy make haste to shed innocent blood, their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity, wasting and destruction are in their paths. The way of peace they know not and there is no judgement in their goings, they have made them crooked paths, whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace. ECCLESIASTES 12;1 SAYS REMEMBER NOW thy creator in the DAYS OF THY YOUTH, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them. II Timothy 3:12-17 says Yea and all that will LIVE GODLY IN CHRIST JESUS shall suffer persecution. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them. And that from a child thou has known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scriptures is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. That the man of God may be perfect thoroughly furnished unto all good works. II Timothy 2: 15 says Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. I Timothy 4: 12-13 says Let no man despise thy youth, but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith in purity. Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Jesus love me He who died, Heavens gate to open wide. He will wash away my sin, LET HIS LITTLE CHILD COME IN. YES, JESUS LOVES ME THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO.

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