Devotionals for August 26, 2024
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READ
Genesis 2:18-24
18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” 19 So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one. 20 He gave names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But still there was no helper just right for him.
21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the Lord God took out one of the man’s ribs and closed up the opening. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man.
23 “At last!” the man exclaimed.
“This one is bone from my bone,
and flesh from my flesh!
She will be called ‘woman,’
because she was taken from ‘man.’”
24 This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.
18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” 19 So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one. 20 He gave names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But still there was no helper just right for him.
21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the Lord God took out one of the man’s ribs and closed up the opening. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man.
23 “At last!” the man exclaimed.
“This one is bone from my bone,
and flesh from my flesh!
She will be called ‘woman,’
because she was taken from ‘man.’”
24 This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.
REFLECT
Marriage was designed by God. It’s important to understand that it is a unique relationship where two are united into one. How incredible is that! Marriage is more than friendship - it is oneness! God forms and equips both men and women for different tasks, but the end goal is the same for both men and women to honor God.
APPLY
Q: Why did God create women?
Q: How can marriage honor God and show oneness?
Q: What marriages have you seen that honor God? What can you learn from them?
Q: How can marriage honor God and show oneness?
Q: What marriages have you seen that honor God? What can you learn from them?
SING
PRAY
"Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy."
Thank you for your unfailing love, Lord! Father You designed marriage for us. What a unique relationship Father! Thank you for marriage and help me to honor and respect Your design for the marital relationship.
Thank you for your unfailing love, Lord! Father You designed marriage for us. What a unique relationship Father! Thank you for marriage and help me to honor and respect Your design for the marital relationship.