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OUR DAILY BREAD September 2, Monday A LASTING LEGACY Elisa Morgan [Eve] said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.” Genesis 4:1 Genesis 4:1–2 Psalms 137–139; 1 Corinthians 13 Thomas Edison invented the first practical electric light bulb. Jonas Salk developed an effective polio vaccine. Amy Carmichael penned many of the hymns we sing in worship. But what about you? Why were you put on earth? How will you invest your life? Genesis 4 tells us that Eve “became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.” After holding Cain for the first time, Eve announced, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man” (v. 1). In an effort to explain the surprising experience of the very first birth, Eve uses a phrase dripping with dependency on the sovereign aid of God: “With the help of the Lord.” Eventually, through Eve’s seed, God would provide rescue for His people through an...