FULFILLING
GOD’S PURPOSE III
Memorise:
And the Lord God said, it is not good that the man should be alone; I
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.
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 depands largely on
our understanding and total subsmission 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 then 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 name in the mighty Name of Jesus.
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