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Genesis chapter 4, verse 26, to Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh.

At that time, people began to call upon the name of the Lord.

This is the last verse in chapter four.

It follows two chapters of, well, the introduction of sin into the world, all of the

effects of sin in man and woman, their relationship with each other, their relationship

with God. And then in chapter four, we see this picture of Kane, killing, Abel, murder

between brothers. I mean, this is a world that we are familiar with, the world of sin and evil and suffering and death.

It was not the original design.

It's not what Genesis 1 and 2 is about, but as a result of sin, of our disobedience to God's word, God's ways.

We are separated from him, and we experience all of these disastrous effects of sin.

But here at the end of chapter four, we see this picture of another son, so you had Cain and Abel,

and another son born, Seth.

And to Seth was born a son named Enosh.

And then it says at that time,

people began to call upon the name of the Lord.

The language there literally is they began to seek God in worship.

And this is, this is our great need. It is what we will see all throughout the story of

Scripture from this point on. When people call upon the name of the Lord, there is grace to be found. There's mercy to be found.

There's hope. There's restoration. There's reconciliation. There's so much good that comes from calling upon the name of the Lord. And the exact opposite is also true.

When we don't call in the name of the Lord, when we don't seek God in worship,

then there are all kinds of disastrous effects.

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