Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Why date? Is it our choose?
When God saw that man was alone He said it is not good, and made a helper suitable for him. (Genesis 2:18) This is our first picture of what God's plan is for relationships between a man and a woman. Before you were known to the world God had a plan for you, and even shaped and formed you for that purpose. (Jeremiah 1:5) We have choices, but "We are His workmanship created in Him to do good works, which He prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." (Ephesians 2:10) Good works. God said after His creation, that it was good, so the fact that He created Eve, not just any woman, but Eve as the suitable helper, I believe this is a pattern that God wants to continue, by making those "suitable helpers" for us all.
I believe we can't choose wisely enough to supersede God's wisdom, in any matter. Some believe it's their choice in life to do whatever they want. Even Christians have been tricked by the deceiver, for he is the father of lies, (John 8:44) to think we have any rights at all to make any choices. Galatians 2:20 states, " I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." So it's not me at work in me, but, Philippians 2 " 13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." So that takes the pressure off of us to pick and choose a mate, it's Him at work, not us. Also, Christ wants to, "equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen."(Hebrews 13:21) Notice it says doing His will, not our own, "for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body." (1 Corinthians 6:20) Then one of His promises, "For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus." (Philippians 1:6) I love it that God prepares His work in us, that He prepares it beforehand that we should walk in it, again, it takes all the pressure off us to perform, or to choose rightly.
It's His choice, let's let Him choose our mates for life.
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