Bone of My Bones and Flesh of My Flesh

Make no mistake about it, before Adam was paired with Eve his life had meaning, and he served and worshipped God as Creator, and was committed to the work God tasked him with. From this his life gained value, and was filled with many talents, wonders and interests. But now with this new love-mate, life was to be more fulfilling, rewarding and be one of purpose and completeness.

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.”

Right away Adam responded in the affirmative. He recognized that this love-mate was from him, of him and for him. It's almost as if, he was responding to his last thought before he went "under" and then the next thing he saw was this divinely beautiful personalized and handcrafted mate; that moved something so deep and inexpressible,  within the fibre of his soul, he helplessly, shamelessly, responded with....NOW this is my comparable mate!

But there is so much that we can gleam from Adam's reaction. His response showed recognition of who she was. Yet I'd like to suggest,  as a result of him first knowing who he was, he could recognize him in her. Adam had a clear sense of his identity prior to her entering his life. This identity one could say was the basis and basic element needed for God to manifest this aspect of His creative power on Adam's behalf. Because Adam was aware of who he was, he became of aware of what he needed and who he needed. That awareness prompted him to desire something more of God. Though it was never verbally expressed in the Bible, it was expressively verbalized. Because something prompted God's desire to meet that an unspoken desire in Adam. 

As Steward-in-Chief to all earth, Adam's personality might have helped shaped his approach to life, horning his skills set, shaping his character, his  values, and habits, taste and preferences. Everything about his role as earth's caretaker was preparing him for his future wife and family. By taking care of other life forms in nature and training the animals, he learnt how to enjoy life and give love and attention. He knew that although He was created from dust, it was not what he came from that mattered; but what he became...a living soul.  With this fore-knowledge before he was matched, he was prepared.

Notice Adam's natural response is to give her a title. He knew who he was, and knew she need to know who he was. So with much confidence and decisiveness Adam called her what she would be forever known as woman. Because she was taken from him. She then knew from his confidence in recognizing who she was, that she could be confident in knowing and accepting him for who he was to her. Adam knew it was important for her to know who she was as well, that although she was different she was the same as he was-- they were one. Hers not limited to his identity  but interwined as both theirs came  from God. It was to be an unbroken bond and union forever. 

Prior to this union Adam was not simply waiting, he was actively waiting. But his act of waiting was also an act of worship. So he worked and worshipped.  God also prepared Adam for his biggest blessing yet, by trusting to Adam with all of earth's creation first. Then when Adam displayed his awareness of readiness God entrusted all of Adam, (his bone, his flesh in the form of woman) back to Adam. A man created to fulfill his God given role will need no further instruction. Because when God presented Eve to Adam, he knew exactly what to do, he not only gave her a title, he assigned her a role. He declared, "she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of man.

His former experiences gave Adam this authority. Authority that he earned and gained by doing exactly what God has tasked him to do. God rewarded Adam with the fruits of his labor when God created out of his loins, a help-mate that would help him to be fruitful and multiply. To be fruitful was always God's idea, it was never meant to be a consequence of sin. In spite of sin, God commanded Adam and Eve to move forward in faith and increase.

Do you have an unspoken desire of God? Are you afraid to utter because it seems too big, too much, too risky...even too silly? What have God been using to sharpen your mind and spirit to prepare you to receive His finest and choicest of His blessings?  What if this is not a man or woman, but a relationship with Him that defies the enemy's plans for your life, and glories the plans He has  for you according to Jeremiah 29:11? Will you choose Him and Him alone, if He's all.. He has for you. Is He enough, for you?