The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. So 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 closed up the place with flesh. – Genesis 2:18-21
Last week, we saw an incredible picture of Christ’s love. In His grace, Christ not only saved us from eternal condemnation, but He also intends to elevate us to the position of His “wife” when He returns to establish His Kingdom. This “illogical love” speaks of His relationship with us and lays the foundation for the reign and expansion His Kingdom through us. As the “bride” today, we have a market place responsibility to prepare for this role of becoming Christ’s “wife”.
The fact that Christ expresses our positional relationship as His wife has great market place significance. Again, Genesis 2 provides insights into our eventual Kingdom partnership with the Last Adam through the model demonstrated between Eve and the First Adam. Adam had a Kingdom assignment over Eden. By giving names to the living creatures, he was taking dominion and kingdom responsibility over them to fulfill the Genesis 1:28 Agenda. But in the creation account, God seemed to show His heart for the “wife” by especially emphasizing that Adam needed a suitable helper.
The idea that really blows my mind lies in the term “suitable helper”. This role, given to Eve, is often misconstrued as an assistant or someone with lesser responsibility and authority. The word “suitable” in the original language can mean to bring completeness and wholeness to a situation by being present and involved. Scripture also use it to convey a sense of balance by a “countering force”. In other words, God imparted to Eve specific Kingdom responsibilities that she must carry out in order to bring balance and completeness to Adam. Eve did not just serve Adam’s agenda and cleaned up after him. She had full ownership of the Kingdom and partnered with Adam in bone and flesh.
Once again, it’s hard for me to fathom. But Christ paints the same picture of “suitable helper” through the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21. As the “Wife of the Lamb”, God will impart to us Kingdom responsibilities to complement the Last Adam. As the bride, we expect that impartation to have already begun today. What does that say about preparing ourselves as a pure and spotless Bride? What does that say about living out our 10,500 assignment to prepare for our roles as His Kingdom partner? We will press into these questions during today’s Global Prayer Connect intercession.
Market Place Prayer
May the Lord impart to the 10,500 market place leaders a vision and passion for their Kingdom responsibilities. May the Holy Spirit breathe unto us the faith and ability to prepare for our role as Christ’s “suitable helper” in His Kingdom. May we be a prepared bride, pure and without blemish.
