Mother of All the Living

NAU Genesis 3:19 By the sweat of your face You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return.“ 20 Now the man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all the living. 21 The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them.

Between the curses of God and His covering for shame comes a name. One might express it this way: Cursed, Named, Covered. And the name we bear isn't about the curse, but the covering. Eve: mother of all the living. Why wasn't she given the name of the Hindu goddess Tara, mother of the dead? Because, God came calling with His covenant:

NAU Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.“ 16 To the woman He said, “I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you will bring forth children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he will rule over you."

When Adam heard the God's covenant, he knew his wife's name. It was to be Eve, the mother of all the living. Why, because her seed would crush the serpant's head.

What an honor, though she would die because of her sin, she would become a part of salvation because of God's promise: She would be Eve, mother of all the living.

Application: How has God's calling and covenant determined my name? Who am I spiritually? People call me Jim Moon. But who will they remember me as? A peacekeeper? A life-giver? A joy bringer?

Prayer: Lord I pray that Your call and covenant of grace would make a name for me. I'm tired of trying to make a name for myself. Tired of prending to be shameless, when inside I feel stripped bear with the shame of my sin. Tired of living for the praise of others. Tired of indulging myself.

I don't need any of this. I need your annointing. A new name and a new robe. A new life and a new hope. Power within to face the trials without. I receive Your name. I accept Your robe. Covered, Clean, and New. I will bear the name of You!