Fellowship
Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.” And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and
whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. And the man gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field, but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him (Gen 2:18-20).
Man was created to be a social creature. God said, “it is not good for man to be alone.” It is interesting that man was lonely even though he had fellowship with God. This implies that God alone was not enough for man. This may be a shocking thought, but the Lord created man to need fellowship with Him, as well as with those of his own kind.
The Lord allowed the man to seek through all of creation to find the helper suitable for him, but one was not found. The Lord knows the end from the beginning, so why didn\’t He just tell the man that none of these helpers was the one that he was seeking, and put him to sleep and bring forth the woman? It is for the same reason that the Lord will often let us chase many endeavors in our lives to seek fulfillment, even though He already knows this is futile. The Lord created man to be free and He will not violate that freedom. The Lord had already said that He would make a helper suitable to man, but man still had to search, and the Lord let him. He will also let us chase many fruitless endeavors, if we insist on having to prove something to ourselves.
Many still spend their lives making the same search that Adam did. They can view women as sex objects, but not as the source of fellowship that can touch the deepest needs of their hearts, and cure the loneliness. Therefore, men often seek fulfillment in their professions, sports, hobbies, raising animals, etc. These are not necessarily bad, and can be fulfilling to a degree, but none of these will ever be suitable for filling the void that can only be filled when the suitable helpmate is found.
However, we must not esteem the fellowship with our spouses above our fellowship with God. Our need for Him is greater. Nevertheless, there will be a void in our hearts that can only be filled with a proper relationship to our spouses. We must have fellowship with God and our spouses to be complete. The proper relationship between a man and a woman is a wonderful relationship that God created to help us better understand our union with Him. This relationship is needed, but it can never substitute for the greater need for Him.
- Pray that whatever God needs to do as a new thing to confirm His kingdom in your life, family, business, ministry, the church and your nation let Him do it in this season (Numbers 16:30).
- Pray that the Lord will continue to establish and bring to prominence the new foundations of this new season for His purpose in terms of His potential in you, your life, your family, ministry, business, etc.