Healthy, wise, and happy children
“For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh.” (Matt.19:5,6).
When Adam first met Eve his first words were, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh.” He saw and felt an identity in her that drew him to her side. It was love at first sight, and they became inseparable from that point on. They talked together; they did things together, they went everywhere together. They were as it is said, joined at the hip. More accurately, they were joined at the rib, united in heart.
Eventually, out of that physical union would come healthy children. A miracle of creation, new lives would come forth from them, new creatures that were the automatic product of their oneness, new beings declaring that oneness. Once the two got too close, the forces of love took over; nothing could prevent the close bond that would result in children.
The scenario leading up to Adam’s need of a life mate came through Christ enjoining upon him a task—studying the habits of the animals and giving descriptive names for them all. As Adam watched their habits he noticed that they always came in pairs. Each animal mate served the other by a mutual assistance and togetherness. There was a needed touching, a perfect matching of behaviors, conversation comprehensible to only each other, as well as the identical appearance, color, size, etc.
The work the Lord God gave Adam was suited to impregnate him with the one conclusion—that all of the animals had mates but he didn’t. If Adam had been self-exalted he would have concluded that since he was over his dominion he must remain aloof from the joys they enjoyed. He must abide alone. But Adam was like Christ; he felt equal with his creation. He was one of them, one with them.
Adam never complained about the disparity, but a growing need and stress grew within him. Now it was time; now Christ saw that Adam would protect, cherish, and hold higher than all the animals the woman He would give him. Eve must be treated better than even the most exquisite of fauna. And, accordingly, the Lord formed her more beautifully than the most beautiful of all intelligent life.
Now Adam had a true life mate. This was one who matched him in curiosity and wit. Woman was from him and perfectly like him in intellect. Together they would study the profound abounding world they found all around them. Out of this union would come children, wise, intelligent children.
But more than an intellectual equal, Adam had a mate who loved him more deeply than any member of his kingdom. Though he desired to be their equal, it just could not be. No one of them could understand the grandiose works of God and reach higher and higher with Adam in appreciating the love of God in it all.
But Eve was able to meet Adam on the same spiritual, glorious ground and advance with him in experiencing all the fullness of God. The love he had for her she could comprehend and reflect back to him. None of the animal kingdom could comprehend the depth of grace, lovingkindness, need to serve that Eve had. Adam’s joy was unbounded toward her. And out of that spiritual union came children, happy children.
When Adam first met Eve his first words were, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh.” He saw and felt an identity in her that drew him to her side. It was love at first sight, and they became inseparable from that point on. They talked together; they did things together, they went everywhere together. They were as it is said, joined at the hip. More accurately, they were joined at the rib, united in heart.
Eventually, out of that physical union would come healthy children. A miracle of creation, new lives would come forth from them, new creatures that were the automatic product of their oneness, new beings declaring that oneness. Once the two got too close, the forces of love took over; nothing could prevent the close bond that would result in children.
The scenario leading up to Adam’s need of a life mate came through Christ enjoining upon him a task—studying the habits of the animals and giving descriptive names for them all. As Adam watched their habits he noticed that they always came in pairs. Each animal mate served the other by a mutual assistance and togetherness. There was a needed touching, a perfect matching of behaviors, conversation comprehensible to only each other, as well as the identical appearance, color, size, etc.
The work the Lord God gave Adam was suited to impregnate him with the one conclusion—that all of the animals had mates but he didn’t. If Adam had been self-exalted he would have concluded that since he was over his dominion he must remain aloof from the joys they enjoyed. He must abide alone. But Adam was like Christ; he felt equal with his creation. He was one of them, one with them.
Adam never complained about the disparity, but a growing need and stress grew within him. Now it was time; now Christ saw that Adam would protect, cherish, and hold higher than all the animals the woman He would give him. Eve must be treated better than even the most exquisite of fauna. And, accordingly, the Lord formed her more beautifully than the most beautiful of all intelligent life.
Now Adam had a true life mate. This was one who matched him in curiosity and wit. Woman was from him and perfectly like him in intellect. Together they would study the profound abounding world they found all around them. Out of this union would come children, wise, intelligent children.
But more than an intellectual equal, Adam had a mate who loved him more deeply than any member of his kingdom. Though he desired to be their equal, it just could not be. No one of them could understand the grandiose works of God and reach higher and higher with Adam in appreciating the love of God in it all.
But Eve was able to meet Adam on the same spiritual, glorious ground and advance with him in experiencing all the fullness of God. The love he had for her she could comprehend and reflect back to him. None of the animal kingdom could comprehend the depth of grace, lovingkindness, need to serve that Eve had. Adam’s joy was unbounded toward her. And out of that spiritual union came children, happy children.
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