The First Marriage

The First Marriage
Read Genesis 2
 
Genesis 2:18 The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
 
ONE of the great misconceptions about the Old Testament is that God is an angry, vengeful God. That is the view of the darkness and mistrust. People look at the judgments he places on his people, and they think God judges on a whim—and he finds delight in being cruel. This dim view prevents us from seeing God’s love.
    After all, we are repeatedly taught through his actions and his words, “God is love.” (1 John 4:8). Our heavenly Father demonstrates his great love through the entire Bible. He first does so in Genesis 1 as he creates man and woman in his image. Here in Genesis 2  is the second time.  
    In love, he creates a partner for the man. Notice, in reading Genesis 2, that he gives them each other. He is the Holy Trinity who knows the joy of loving and receiving love in intimate relationship. God transcends that relationship with his new human children. He created them to enjoy the fellowship of life with each other and with him. Even more, with a deep and abiding love, God gives them a grand wedding present – the world. He creates an astonishingly beautiful world and gives them a life of ease.
    And joyfully, you must know God has given you the same opportunities. You are made to desire true and loving relationships you can trust.  He has given us the image of marriage as a foundational relationship between man and woman to form God-like families. We will see that throughout the Old Testament and into the New – and into the future – God extends his heart to offer himself to you.
    In return, extend your heart to him. Seek him. Get to know him, and you will enjoy a rich relationship of creative wonder with him. Knowing God, you will find yourself walking through life with a loving friend who shows you the clear pathway to a full life.
 
What Do You Think? Are you single? How will you extend your heart to God, to your spouse, to others?