Heb 10:24
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works.
- We should keep encouraging each other to be thoughtful and do helpful things.
- Lets us think of ways to motivate each other to acts of love and good works.
So let’s start from the beginning and set a bible base and a sound foundation.
God created both male and female.
Gen. 1:26-28
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Here we find that God created mankind after himself, at this point man and woman (male and female) were both simply speaking spirits and in the similitude of God.
*It was not until later when the dirt came into play that men and women begin to have problems. LOL
Gen. 2:7
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Here, man picks up a soul and a flesh body made of dirt. That was the beginning of woes for all who would not operate according to the deepest part of man … His God-like Spirit.
Gen. 2:18
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Gen. 2:21-25
(21) And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
*If you will notice here woman was much more difficult to create than man. She was a surgical procedure while man was molded from the dirt. That is why women are more high maintenance than men. LOL
Man was made from the dirt. Woman was drawn from the deep part of man, she came out of His flesh.
*So men … If you tell your woman she is acting in the flesh … she may tell you it is your fault … for she came out of your flesh to begin with. LOL
*Men if you tell her she is acting stupid, or talking insane … she has scientific and biblical truths to say: "That is the you coming out of me!" LOL
So it would be best to just say nice things about your woman, so she will say nice things about you!
(22) And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
*Take Note, Gentleman … Woman was your first gift from God. God's previous creations were life provisions, but not woman … she was your gift from God. Therefore, she is to be treated gently, and kept close to you, as if you are holding God’s own heart.
*Ladies from this text ... You must remember that "YOU" are their gift from God. Meaning that God gave you to them (you are a good thing), and you are to bless and to complete them, not to demolish and destroy, belittle or behead them. You are to be their security in the night seasons, and their joy in the day.
(23) 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.
*Adam (man) realizes that woman is simply a deeper virtue /part of himself.
"She is bone like me … flesh like me… and has been taken from me … she is like me and part of me (and yet we differ)." Adam realized the closeness in resemblance insomuch that he even named her after himself, calling her wo-man.
(24) Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
*This is often difficult for men and at times for women, but God knows the order of things and how the blessings and circle of life go and it is best to heed him.
Married couples that do not separate themselves from their families, and join together as one flesh (creating for themselves mutual respect and a home) will find themselves in trouble.
This does not mean you do no gather with your family for fellowship at times, or aid your family in need. But it should never be so close that it causes interference.
If you are listening to a radio and an outside force causes interference you find yourself aggravated and ready to shut off the radio. If you are watching TV and something keeps interfering with the reception you get frustrated, loose interest and cut it off. In a marriage if parents are allowed to interfere, it is much the same. Not heeding God in these matters of leave and cleave, can cause your marriage to suffer, and could even destroy it.
When men judge their wives by their mother … it is power that is destructive in its working.
When women judge men by their fathers … it has the same affect.
When a man heeds his mothers voice rather than his wife … he is on thin ice that will come crashing down. The wife is the help meet, she is the one who is to aide and complete what is lacking in her husband. The naval cord that held man to his mother must be cut and he must be grafted as one to his wife.
Wives need for their husbands to hear their voice and support them, to side with them when they are right. Men if you can not can side for good reason, women need you to talk to them privately. They need your loving cover that communicates properly to any weakness. They do not need a spanking, or correction as if they were a child and you their father.
When a woman calls on her father for money or support, it belittles her husband (who is to be her covering). It is like cutting wounds of insecurity into a man who is a God created provider.
Wives should trust their husbands to provide. They should pray for their husband, they should believe in them and offer grace as they move forward in their role of provider. Women should refrain from running home to their parents for things that are lacking.
Husbands should be trustworthy and not lazy. They must be willing to work, willing to sale their own blood if need be to supply for the care of their wife and family. After all God put man in the Garden to work and care for it before woman was given to him … in other words it is good for man to understand his role of working with his hands before he is given the good thing of a wife (for then he has means of caring for her).
What we are saying in all of these things are "Consider one another." Then we we will dwell together in a new levels of harmony, and our marriages will grow stronger daily.
