And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.
Then the rib which the LORD God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.
And Adam said: This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh. She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.
Genesis 2:18 (Kjv)
And the LORD God said, it is not good that the man should be alone. I will make him an help meet for him.
Many of us are familiar with the story of creation. We know how God formed Eve out of Adam. As I was meditating on this scripture Daddy gave me an insight of what the whole set up was about. Certain things took place before Eve was created.
If you read the preceding verse, God gave Adam the mandate to give names to all the animals He had created. This was a form of assignment given to Adam. After the assignment the bible says God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam. The deep sleep represents spiritual rest.
Hebrews 4:10
For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.
This scripture can be viewed in two folds. I will only discuss what is relevant to this sermon. God knew it was not good for Adam to stay alone. The bible didnt mention how Adam felt but I assume also felt lonely. There was a missing link.After Adam had performed his first assignment, he entered into God's rest. It was the turn of God to work .Adam surrendered all to Daddy.He trusted Daddy subconsciously to give him his heart desire. Adam may not have expressly described what he wanted but He trusted God for the best.
As Adam was resting, Daddy formed Eve. Immediately he woke up from his sleep he knew by intuition that Eve came from him.
Further, he said "this is the bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh." This statement by Adam signifies specifications. Eve was exactly what he expected though he had not expressed it or better put the bible did not state it. Adam entered God's rest. He lay down his own ambitions and trusted Daddy. Then came Eve. He trusted in God's timing as well.God gave him a help meet as it was stated earlier in Genesis 2:18. Now the game was on.
Adam and Eve had two divine mandates.
The first was to worship God through fellowshiping with Him and making a commitment to obey so they were forbidden to eat the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
The second duty was the dominion mandate. The mandate of stewardship.
We can relate this to our lives in so many ways as Christians. It is in Daddy's books to give us the right spouse but it is up to us to be patient and trust in Him fully.
The man has his own responsibilities before marriage likewise the woman.The man has to take his rest in Daddy. The woman has to wait for Daddy to wake up her sleeping Adam. After we have done what Daddy wants us to do, He will wake our Adams from sleep and bring our Eves right before our eyes.
The world has set its own standards for marriage. Many ladies fret when they are not married at a particular age. For others they want people who are already living in affluence. Our society teaches us to experiment our bodies before marriage.
God's word is still true today. If we take our rest in Daddy through obedience and purity, He will grant us the desired spouse. I believe Christian marriages should be the best but it is not so in our generation. The people in the world even have better marriages. Why should it be so?
Often many people rush into marriage without Daddy's consent. Daddy desires to train us to be the desired spouse He desires. Marriage is not only about sex and children. Daddy unites the man and woman so that they will fulfill their divine calling together. At the end of the day Daddy desires the couple get a picture of how He wants to relate to us throughout eternity.
We will be married to Daddy eventually. Marriage is a preparatory ground for what awaits us in Heaven.
Let us take our rest in Daddy. His timing is the best. Age is just a number.
Proverbs 18:22
Whoever finds a wife finds what is good, and receives favor from the LORD.
Glory To Jesus
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