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Have you called God?

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I don't know about you, but I have a lot of questions when I read the Bible. Even from the very beginning.

I'm four chapters in and there is a lot happening. Adam and Eve have become the scapegoats for all of us to blame. Cain became the first in a long line of cases of sibling rivalry. Then we read about some of Cain's descendants.

Then some interesting commentary happens. Adam and Eve have another boy. Seth grows up and he has a boy. And check this out;

"When Seth grew up, he had a son and named him Enosh. At that time people first began to worship the Lord by name." ~Genesis 4:26

Excuse me?!? This is when people first began to worship the Lord by name. Really? How is that even possible?

I'm one of those guys that accepts we don't know how long Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden. How much time passed between Genesis, chapter two, and Genesis, chapter three? It could've been weeks, could've been months. We shouldn't assume the snake convinced Eve to eat the fruit in their first conversation. 

Weren't Adam and Eve worshiping God? Even if you include the words by name, weren't Adam and Eve privy to such info? I find that hard to believe. 

Was the fall from grace so far that they no longer worshiped post-Garden? Could they not bring themselves to look to God anymore? Eve credits God for giving them Seth, so there was at least acknowledgement of God working in their lives.

But it's not about Adam and Eve

As much fun as it is to wonder about the things the Bible doesn't tell us, I think there are more important questions for us to consider. It is better to point this spotlight in our direction.

Are we calling on the name of the Lord? Are we worshiping God? Or has our sin separated us in ways that God never intended? Have we stumbled to a low point in our lives where we feel incapable of bringing ourselves to call on His name?

There is no better season than Christmas and no better time than now to begin worshiping the Lord by name. And if you are already doing so, then there is no better season or time to share the good news with your family and friends. 
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