No Definitely Not Steve, it's only Eve!

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January 29, 2013

"No Definitely Not Steve, it's only Eve!"

Scripture Reading:
Romans 1:27-28 (HCSB)  The males in the same way also left natural relations with females and were inflamed in their lust for one another. Males committed shameless acts with males and received in their own persons the appropriate penalty
of their error.  And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a worthless mind to do what is morally wrong.

Genesis 2:19-24 (HCSB)  "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper as his complement."  So the LORD God formed out of the ground every wild animal and every bird of the sky, and brought each to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.   The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the sky, and to every wild animal; but for the man no helper was found as his complement.   So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to come over the man, and he slept. God took one of his ribs and closed the flesh at that place.   Then the LORD God made the rib He had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man.   And the man said: This one, at last, is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh; this one will be called "woman," for she was taken from man.   This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.

Devotional Reading:

An interesting tidbit. NASA's Ames Research Center found every single element of the body exists in soil.  God knew man needed someone more like himself than any animal in creation for comfort, companionship and and the like. What he created was so like Adam, yet different and new. And yes, he said she was to be his helper. The word it is taken from "ezer" means partner. Not a slave, a partner. Now partnerships are not always 50-50. And that truly makes sense. It works that way in marriage too. The most successful rely more on a distribution according to talents, energy, suitably, etc., then pure equality. And the percentages are constantly changing and being rene, like variable rate credit cards. Sometimes one has to totally carry the other for a time.  But the world would have you count each towel folded, each dollar earned, each meal prepared constantly checking to see if you were on the "losing" end. That's not God's way, he says give and then give some more.

And God took a rib! How symbolic! Part of Adam. Essential. From his side. We should stand beside our spouse, not striding out in front, nor bowing and scraping from behind. And also notice the location makes for a perfect place to be protected and sheltered under Adam's arm. A perfect fit. Let him protect you. It's his right and his responsibility. Society is trying to strip all the eloquence from simple courtesy (door opening) on up, until we are toe to toe with Adam instead of side by side. And the man should leave his parents....not neglect them or write them off. But clearly separate his new home and family from them. In a way it is like the balance between the spouses, there will be times when it is agreed a parents needs must be put 1st. Or when their help and insight will be sought. But nothing and no one, not even dear sainted mother, should be between the couple or before the spouse.  The two shall become one. One plan, one destiny, one household, one unit. It symbolizes the intimate connection of sex. But it goes much deeper than that - to the heart and the mind and even the soul. You can't truly be happy if they aren't. Can't be satisfied if they aren't. Now, it's not always that way all the time. But it is the ideal that should be strived for. It deepens the relationship. Builds each partner up. Makes them the best they can be as a team and as individuals

Keep the Son in your eyes,
Pastor Ben J Lahay

Galatians 2:20