ITS A RELATIONSHIP
PART 7
"To know......the only true God and Jesus Christ....." (John 17:3).
PART 7
"To know......the only true God and Jesus Christ....." (John 17:3).
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| GENSIS 2:7 |
Second, creation happened,
“…..God created man in his own
image…..male and female created he them (Genesis 1:27).
Details tell us that
“….God formed man of the dust of the
ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a
living soul” (Genesis 2:7).
God spoke everything
else into existence, yet he personally decided to shape or mold man with his
own loving, gentle hands.
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| PSALM 139 |
Man was God’s special
creation above all other creations. We have read or heard we are “…fearfully (reverently) and wonderfully…”
made as one of God’s truly marvelous works (Psalm 139:14).
To top it off, God literally
breathed life into man by infusing his divine Spirit and all that it embodies
into Adam. Wow, what an awesome moment!
At this time in history,
man was both divine and human. God looked lovingly at man and was pleased to
see his own image.
Just like a couple’s newborn
child would reflect the image of both mother and father fused together. They
are happy to point out all the ways in which the child shares their image.
In addition, predestined
in the creation of Adam was God’s idea of a future mate for Adam. A couple’s
new born child, in the future, may already be predestined to have one or more grandchildren.
In Adam, a human
relationship (marriage) reflective of the new relationship between God and man
had been predestined.
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| GENESIS 2:18-22 |
We witness God’s predestined
plan when he says to Adam, “…it is not
good that the man should be alone; I will make …a helpmeet [relationship] for
him” (Genesis 2:18).
God’s predestined plan
become manifested when God puts Adam in “…a
deep sleep…..[takes] one of his ribs …..[and makes him] a [physical] woman, and
…[brings] her [to him]” (Genesis 2:21-22).
At this point, the two
greatest commandments (not yet spoken or known) naturally enter into the
creation story, “…..Love the Lord your God with all
your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your
strength. The
second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no
commandment greater than these” (Mark 12:28-31).
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| MARK 12:28-31 |
What we see in creation is not only the first relationship between God and man, but also the first relationship with between man and woman (God and Adam; Adam and Eve).
Just
like Adam, God predestined YOU, the believer “….according to His purpose….”
Third,
“God blessed them...”(Genesis 1:28a).
Being blessed by God means: he intends to give sufficient gifts and
caregiving to man, in a servant-type presentation, out of his love and respect
for them.
“Blessing”
in Hebrew, according to Strong’s concordance, is berakah and means gift, peace, prosperity, or to bestow happiness
and promise one’s well-being. “…God
blessed them…” as he still blesses each believer today.
When
a child is born the couple is ready to serve their needs, care generously for
them, and bless them.
Newborn
babies usually have so many gifts and blessings they never even know about them
all.
They
are instinctly aware of and become naturally attached to their caregivers - who
supply their every need.
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| GENESIS 1:28 |
With
God, his blessings and personal nurturing assures believers that he is their
caregiver and the one providing for their every need: “…and my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in
glory in Christ Jesus…” (Philippians 4:19).
Therefore,
with blessings come the riches of Godly favor, which is realized as we grow in
obedience to His word.
Blessings
are fully experienced throughout the “oneness” relationship with God through faith
and obedience.
Manifold
blessings are readily available when God and man and man and woman are joined
together in the proper Godly relationships.
Children are usually happy in loving and
healthy environments. When proper parenting is demonstrated, usually all is
well in the child’s world.
When
a child is in right standing with their parents, they normally enjoy uninterrupted
blessings.
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| GENESIS 1:28 |
Fourth, God desires for his children to “…. be fruitful …. multiply…. fill the earth …. Subdue the earth …. and … have dominion..” (Genesis 1:28).
God,
out of his awesome love, designs a purpose for mankind through the same kind of
directives he gave Adam.
These
directives were God’s plan and destiny for Adam’s life on earth. His intention
was for Adam (Eve) to enjoy filling the earth with habitation through
procreation, to enjoy cultivating it, enjoy making it prosperous, enjoy taking authority,
and to rule over it on a daily basis.
God
made Adam (Eve) and YOU for a purpose. Solomon solidifies these directives from
God when he says we are to find satisfaction in our purposes, destinies, labors
and tasks because they, “…..[are] a gift of God…” (Ecclesiastes
3:12-13).
In
Genesis, God was the sole provider and caregiver in this relationship and he
didn’t begrudge his responsibilities toward man.
His provision included the whole earth (animals,
herbs, vegetation, etc. ;), a luscious home (the Garden of Eden), increase in
family (through the fruit of the womb), purpose (subduing the earth), and
authority (dominion) over his stuff.
There
were many benefits of God’s provisional blessings, such as constant and ongoing
love, peace, goodness, kindness, laughter, health, prosperity, soul satisfaction,
contentment, safety, righteousness, and holiness.
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| JAMES 1:17 |
Believers
enjoy those same blessings when they become aware that “….every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming
down from the Father of lights…..” (James 1:17).
Provision
is the way God lets his creation know what they mean to him and how deeply they
are loved.
God
has a commandment that says, “… anyone
who does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith
and is worse than an unbeliever” (1 Timothy 5:8).
Nothing
says “I love you” or “you are meaningful to me” as one who lovingly provides
for YOU.
God
is the ultimate provider, emotionally, physically, spiritually, mentally, and
financially, in all YADA relationships.
Finally,
“….God saw everything he had made……[and]
it was very good” (Genesis 1:31).
There
were no flaws at all in anything God created. God was happy with his creation
and was looking forward to sharing an “oneness” relationship with Adam and Eve.
God
didn’t create man out of a personal need; He simply wanted to LOVE them. Again, God does NOT “need” you; He
simply wants to love you.
Just
like a healthy couple wants a child to love. Once the child is born, the couple
feels a sense of satisfaction and completion.
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| GENESIS 1:31 |
God
said “…it was… good” and the creation
of man (Adam & Eve) was what made it all…..extremely (very) good!
The establishment of the relationship between God and man was the crowning
glory of all his creation. “…it
was very good….” (Genesis 1:31).
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