Seth

[Read Genesis 4:25-26; 5:8]

And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth…

In one awful moment, her world was shattered. Eve, mother of humanity, lost 2 sons. Abel, the sensitive shepherd, beloved by God, murdered by her first-born. Cain, the son who was destined to lead the family, banished from her sight. Bereft of her offspring, humanity itself was in the balance. We can only imagine Eve’s anguish. What joy and relief came with the birth of Seth. She received him as a gift from the hand of God.

There are few words to describe Seth in Genesis, but we know that this child of providence reflected God’s light, because we read that after Seth’s son was born… people began to call on the name of the Lord. Seth stirred his people to seek God’s presence.

Generations later, another son of Seth was born. The child of promise. The child who would free all humanity from sin’s dreadful grip. Son of God and Man, the Savior of the world, Jesus.

The year 2020 has shattered our world. We are faced with economic and physical calamity. Innocuous activities are fraught with peril. We long for peace and restoration.

Once again, we look to the child of promise. Once again, we call on the name of the Lord. As Eve received new life from God, so we receive new life in the One who was, and who is and who is to come! 

Pastor Dawn E. Volpe
Ephraim Moravian



Location: Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235, USA

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