In His image…

The Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭2‬:‭7‬ ‭NIV‬‬

It’s not good for man to be alone…

The Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭2‬:‭21‬-‭22‬ ‭NIV‬‬

United as one flesh…

The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭2‬:‭23‬ ‭NIV‬‬

And it was good…

Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭2‬:‭25‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Leave it to us to convolute and distort a master plan where all the parts are designed to fit together perfectly.

When humanity seeks wisdom of its own deity all hell breaks loose.

From the very beginning, like a strong-willed child, we’ve had a particularly rebellious knack for screwing things up in attempts to thwart God’s plans, replacing them with our own preferences.

Despite our twisting at every divine turn, God still loves us and provides means for redemption.

I imagine that for God, it’s like playing a game with someone without regard for its rules and who cheats at every roll of the dice.

Thank you God for your enduring patience with us when you have so many other options.