“[It is] not good that the man should be alone;”
SIH’s Think On
These Things: Gen 2:18, 1 John 3:14-19
“It is not good that the
man should be alone”, these words were spoken by our Lord referring to Adam and
his great need for a life companion. However,
this principle applies to not only our earthly, temporal relationships but also
our spiritual, eternal relationships as well.
Gen
2:18, 22-23 (KJV) “And the LORD God said, [It is]
not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him….. And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and
brought her unto the man.
And Adam
said, This [is] now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman,
because she was taken out of Man.”
In these
verses, we see the creation and establishment of the temporal family unit. Adam, the first created human was found to be
incomplete due to the lack of a mate. In
response to this situation, the Lord created Eve and united them in the family
unit, which filled the void that was within Adam.
In these
verses we can see one of the most basic principles of the family unit is to
have individuals committed to one another in love and purpose. It is through this commitment that they work
for the common good of the family and for the advancement of each individual of
that family. It is because of this goal
to produce stronger family units and individuals that the Lord has given roles
for each family member to fulfill… husbands and wives (1 Cor 7:1-6, Eph 5:22-33
etc); fathers (Eph 6:4 etc); mothers (Tit 2:4-5); children (Eph 6:1-3).
1John
3:14-19 (KJV) “We know that we have
passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren… Hereby perceive we
the love [of God], because he laid
down his life for us: and we ought to lay down [our] lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and
shutteth up his bowels [of compassion]
from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in
deed and in truth…”
In the same way that our
earthly family is formed to strengthen the family and each member of that family,
our spiritual family shares in these purposes as well. By recognizing that, at salvation, we become
a part of God’s spiritual family we are reminded to jointly love, sacrifice and
labor on behalf of Christian family members around us.
This principle is
displayed in Acts 2:44-47 And all that believed were
together, and had all things common; And sold their possessions and goods, and
parted them to all [men], as every
man had need. And they, continuing daily
with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat
their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God, and having
favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as
should be saved.
During this Thanksgiving season, and throughout the
year, let us all be sure to appreciate the wonderful family members that the Lord
has given to us. Whether it be our
physical or spiritual family members let’s all join Paul as he said I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, Always in every prayer of
mine for you all making request with joy, For your fellowship…” Phil
1:3-5 (KJV)
May the
Lord bless us as we “Think On These Things”.
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