OPEN HEAVENS Devotional – Friday February 12th 2016
TOPIC: FULFILLING
GOD’S PURPOSE? III
Memorize:
And the Lord God said, it is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him. Genesis 2:18
Read: 1st
Samuel 19:9-12,
9 And the evil spirit from the Lord was
upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David
played with his hand.
10 And Saul sought to smite David even
to the wall with the javelin: but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and
he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.
11 Saul also sent messengers unto
David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's
wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt
be slain.
12 So Michal let David down through a
window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.
Bible in One Year: Mark
12:41-14:42, Job 20:20-29
MESSAGE
Let me
start by clarifying something about being alone. Being alone could be in two
ways, by solitude and by loneliness. Solitude is by being alone on purpose; an
intentional separation from people for a period, such a person can be alone by
the river side or watching television without being lonely. There is a biblical
basis for solitude (Exodus 33:7, 11; Luke 5:16; Mark 1:35; Luke 6:12-13; Luke
22:41), therefore, solitude could be a good thing. However, loneliness is
usually never desired. Prolonged loneliness may sometimes lead to depression.
Being alone is the very first aspect of creation that met with God’s
disapproval and His harsh judgment of not being good, and 1st
Corinthians 1:25 says,
“Because
the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger
than men.”
Therefore,
God’s assessment of “being alone” should be taken seriously. God in His
infinite wisdom decided to solve the problem of being alone by providing a
“help meet for the man”. A perfect companion that is suitable for him, one that
will cancel out the negative effects of ‘being alone’.
Now,
fulfilling the purpose of God in life in general and marriage in particular
depends largely on our understanding and total submission to the manufacturer’s
instructions. A simple, direct, Holy Ghost inspired and time tested meaning of
this passage is clear to all. Help refers broadly to aid or assistance, the
word ‘helper’ may connote subordinate, but does not necessarily imply
inferiority. Hosea 13:9 refers to God as Israel’s helper, also, Genesis
2:18-25, describes how God provided the suitable helper for the man.
The declaration
of Adam, that Eve is the bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh is a pointer
to the fact that marriage creates the closest of all human relationships and
should be cherished as such. We are to note also that only one Eve was created
and not several Eves or another Adam. This is a confirmation that God
established heterosexual monogamy as the divine pattern of marriage at
creation. However, the language of Ephesians 5:22-25 is probably clearer on the
God given roles of husbands and wives.
“Wives,
submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is
the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the
saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the
wives be to their own husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, even
as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”
Every child
of God that is determined to fulfil God’s purpose must live according to the
order of marriage ordained by the Almighty God. Marriage is the foundation of
life according to the Bible. Consequently, marital failure may as well
translate to failure in life and ministry.
Prayer
Point
Father,
I believe in the institution of marriage according to the Bible, please help me
to build a strong, happy and joyful home in the mighty Name of Jesus.
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