Genesis 2:18 - It is not good for the man to be alone

The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."

It is interesting that God called everything in His creation good until He looked at Adam alone. This is more than a scripture about marriage; this is about the nature of mankind. We are made for relationships. We can't grow without others in our lives. Even though people have had bad experiences with relationships, we can't get rid of the need for them any more than we can get rid of the need for food because we had a bad meal. God made you and I for relationship and, like Adam, to be alone in paradise with God is not enough. We need others.

Today's commentary by:
Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor GraceNYC.org

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Ecclesiastes 4:10 - But pity the man who falls and has no one to help

If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!

We are created to live in community and engage in caring relationships with one another.

The practical outcome of this truth is described in Ecclesiastes 4:10, which pictures someone who has "fallen and can't get up." Should any of us falter, or have unexpected needs, a friend can come along to lend a hand. But when a person lives in isolation, too "independent" to need or help anybody else, he or she quickly discovers no one is there when trouble comes.

We need one another. Jesus taught us to love our neighbors as ourselves (see Matthew 19:19). Love for one another is not some passive feeling, but a practical response to a need expressed through "compassion in action."

What might that look like in your life today?

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