For
some of us, theological words such as Sovereign
can go clear over our heads. Try spelling it out in your mind as: SO - OVER - REIGN. After you space out the
words and flip them around a little bit you will end up with “God so reigns over us!” This
is an aspect of God which Genesis chapter two emphasizes very strongly. Since
chapter one declared His ownership over our lives, chapter two reveals God
leading the way in:
1.
Determining where we are to live.[1]
2.
Deciding how we are to act.[2]
3.
Defining who we are to be.[3]
Critics often portray God as a controlling being who delights in making people miserable by forbidding "fun". However,
these directives of the Lord are not negative, but positive. They are given to
us for our benefit and instruction. This was Adam’s first day alive so God was
helping him know where to go, what to do and, ultimately, who he was. After
all, since mankind is the epitome of God's creative acts, would you expect
anything less of Him taking great care and concern for His masterpiece? Six
times in Genesis chapter one God looked over what He had made and saw that it
was good. However, the seventh time, after the creation of man, God saw that it
was very good.
The
creation of man was His greatest work yet. Rather than speaking man into
existence like the rest of creation, God Almighty came down to Earth and built him
with His own hands. He made Adam and Eve a home of beauty and majesty where
everything was provided for their enjoyment by Him. He gave them the right
to rule over His creation, and established the amazing gift of marriage by
bringing one man and one woman together for a lifetime of love and devotion to
one another in Christ. It is here that God is seen as both Commander and Caretaker.
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