“The LORD God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” - Genesis 2:18
In Genesis 2, we find a close-up on the human experience – we were not meant to be alone! Before Adam even realized it, God saw Adam’s need and provided for him. This beautiful expression of God’s love and care is seen in the fact that Adam didn’t have to go hunting for a spouse – God brought her to him! And we get to see an example of the pattern for weddings to come.
This is the Bible’s way of telling us that marriage is from God, established as a creation ordinance. Marriage was not invented by a human being; it was instituted by God when he created us “male and female” and brought Adam and Eve together. That means that marriage is sacred.
But it also reveals our need for relationship – human beings were not meant to be alone. As image-bearers of our Creator who lived in perfect communion of Father, Son, and Spirit, so we are in need of communion with one another. As a church, we can play a special role in nurturing marriage relationships, but we also know that for those who are in a season of singleness (by choice or circumstance), we can provide a place of belonging.
But for all those in a season of healthy marriages, for those in a season of a lonely marriage, and for all those in a season of singleness, what we are reminded of is that all earthly relationships point us to the One in whom we find our deepest longings fulfilled – Jesus Christ! May we find our hope in him as we gather together this week!
Grace & Peace,
Pastor Aaron
In Genesis 2, we find a close-up on the human experience – we were not meant to be alone! Before Adam even realized it, God saw Adam’s need and provided for him. This beautiful expression of God’s love and care is seen in the fact that Adam didn’t have to go hunting for a spouse – God brought her to him! And we get to see an example of the pattern for weddings to come.
This is the Bible’s way of telling us that marriage is from God, established as a creation ordinance. Marriage was not invented by a human being; it was instituted by God when he created us “male and female” and brought Adam and Eve together. That means that marriage is sacred.
But it also reveals our need for relationship – human beings were not meant to be alone. As image-bearers of our Creator who lived in perfect communion of Father, Son, and Spirit, so we are in need of communion with one another. As a church, we can play a special role in nurturing marriage relationships, but we also know that for those who are in a season of singleness (by choice or circumstance), we can provide a place of belonging.
But for all those in a season of healthy marriages, for those in a season of a lonely marriage, and for all those in a season of singleness, what we are reminded of is that all earthly relationships point us to the One in whom we find our deepest longings fulfilled – Jesus Christ! May we find our hope in him as we gather together this week!
Grace & Peace,
Pastor Aaron
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