Joyful Wells | Sharing Cups of Water

Throughout all the absurdity of what we call “The Fall”,  and all the many ensuing consequences, Adam and Eve never separated.  He didn’t leave her, and she didn’t leave him, nor did God have them leave one another.    But they quite literally rebuilt a life together. “… And  it came to pass that after I, the Lord God, had driven them out, that Adam began to till the earth, and to have dominion over all the beasts of the field, and to eat his bread by the sweat of the brow as I, the Lord, had commanded him. And Eve also, his wife, did labor with him.” Gen 3:1 RE

The Order of this Priesthood was confirmed to be handed down from father to son, and rightly belongs to the literal descendants of the chosen seed to whom the promises were made. This Order was instituted in the days of Adam, and came down by lineage in the following manner: From Adam to Seth, who was ordained by Adam at the age of sixty-nine years, and was blessed by him three years previous to his (Adam’s) death, and received the promise of God, by his father, that his posterity should be the chosen of the Lord, and that they should be preserved unto the end of the earth, because he (Seth) was a perfect man. And his likeness was the express likeness of his father’s, insomuch that he seemed to be like unto his father in all things and could be distinguished from him only by his age. - T&C 154:9-10

“ Rest” is an interesting term.  God labored for 6 days which culminated in the creation of, and the joining together of, Adam and Eve - our great Patriarch and Matriarch. After His labors, he then charged them with having dominion over the world. They weren't given dominion until everything else had been prepared first.  So their "rest" isn't just cessation of work but also being   fully prepared   to finally operate in their calling. Another example is young Jesus who was about His Father's business from a very young age but did not begin His ministry until later. Timing and preparation matters and must come first.  Likewise, before we can "rest", we must be set in proper order and prepared.  Hence, the Lord invites us to "follow him" until we enter therein: "Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest" - Heb 4:11 KJV “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." - Matt 11:28 KJV        T...

“ To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.” - George MacDonald “The desert teaches you more about water than the ocean ever could.” - African Proverb

Separation from Gods people (not just God) is hell: “And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I know not; am I my brother’s keeper? And he said, What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries unto me from the ground. And now you shall be cursed from the earth which has opened her mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. When you till the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto you her strength. A fugitive and a vagabond shall you be in the earth. And Cain said unto the Lord, Satan tempted me because of my brother’s flocks, and I was angry also, for his offering you did accept and not mine. My punishment is greater than I can bear .” — Gen 3:10 This is an interesting story because if you recall Cain was never truly alone after he became a fugitive and vagabond. People followed him and he built his own city (v. 11) So how was he a vagabond?  He was separated from God’s people. Another example :  “And it came to pass tha...

This world is hell largely because of the way we treat each other.  Rape  Murder Manipulation  Exploitation Jealousy  Abuse Cruelty Neglect Indifference to suffering  Greed I wonder if we can make also this world heaven by how we treat each other.