Male And Female

God looked, 

and there, 

in the middle of the entire creation, placed in the most beautiful garden 

Man was alone. . . . 

It’s in that moment, God pronounces the most profound statement about man and his design. 

He says, “It is not good for the man to be alone.” 

The almighty creator, the one who designed and made mankind, the one who put man right into the middle of this peacefully beautiful world, recognizes this deep understanding. The human heart, will break on its own. Human beings were designed to be in relationship. They were designed for connection. 

Alone, the human heart only hurts. 

But it’s the next phrase that changes everything. In fact, it’s this phrase that so many people have gotten wrong, especially those inside of the church. God continues by saying, “I will make a suitable helper for him.” 

Now this wasn’t God’s understanding of man’s loneliness,

This wasn’t his intent to make a woman as man’s sidekick, or understudy of some sort. 

This was God’s recognition that man wasn’t in sync with creation yet. 

God had created all things to work in harmony. 

There was evening, and there was day

There was light, and there was dark

There was the dark sky, and then heavenly lights filled the void

There was the waters, and there were fish to populate them

There was the ground, and livestock of all kinds to roam the land

Man, however, was alone. He needed the next piece. Not to make him happy, or to do what he said. But to bring him into a purposed union with creation. Man needed his equal part that not only offset him, but gave him balance inside of creation.