GRACE IN THE GARDEN.
Genesis 2:10-14 [NIV]
10 A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters.
Genesis 2:10 [NIV]
4 Delight yourself in the Lord…
Psalm 37:4 [ESV]
3 His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness.
2 Peter 1:3 [NKJV]
The 4 Dimensions Of Grace.
1. Surrounding Grace.
11 The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah…
Genesis 2:11 [NIV]
1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” 3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence. 4 He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. 5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, 6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you.
Psalm 91:1-7 [NKJV]
10 “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.
Job 1:10 [NIV]
13 For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves…
Colossians 1:13 [NIV]
9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you.”
2 Corinthians 12:9 [NIV]
7 The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him.
Psalm 34:7 [NIV]
3 In [Christ] lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Colossians 2:3 [NLT]
3 By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; 4 through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.
Proverbs 24:3-4 [NIV]
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
James 1:5 [NIV]
5 So [Elijah] did what the Lord had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there. 6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.
1 Kings 17:5-6 [NIV]
2. Sudden Breakthrough Grace.
13 The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush.
Genesis 2:13 [NIV]
11 For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. 12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age…
Titus 2:11–12 [NIV]
10 And the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
1 Peter 5:10 [NIV]
7 And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.”
2 Kings 6:17 [NIV]
33 He said to them: “Take your lord’s servants with you and have Solomon my son mount my own mule and take him down to Gihon. 34 There have Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him king over Israel. Blow the trumpet and shout, ‘Long live King Solomon!’”
1 Kings 1:33-34 [NIV]
2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
Acts 2:2 [NKJV]
25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed.
Acts 16:25-26 [NKJV]
3. Swift Grace.
14 The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Ashur.
Genesis 2:14a [NIV]
3 They did not conquer the land with their swords; it was not their own strong arm that gave them victory.
Psalm 44:3 [NLT]
10 Today I am who I am because of God’s grace, and I have made sure that the grace He offered me has not been wasted. I have worked harder, longer, and smarter than all the rest; but I realize it is not me — it is God’s grace with me that has made the difference.
1 Corinthians 15:10 [VOICE]
25 “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you.”
Joel 2:25 [NKJV]
22 The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. I am the Lord; in its time I will do this swiftly.
Isaiah 60:22 [NIV]
17 For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
Romans 5:17 [NIV]
4. Surrendering Grace.
14 And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
Genesis 2:14b [NIV]
22 He moved on from there and dug another well, and no one quarreled over it. He named it Rehoboth, saying, “Now the Lord has given us room and we will flourish in the land.”
Genesis 26:22 [NIV]
18 On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram and said, “To your descendants I give this land, from the Wadi of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates…
Genesis 15:18 [NIV]
33 Great grace was upon them all.
Acts 4:33 [NKJV]
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
Ephesians 2:8–9 [NIV]
