1. When God created man, He already foresaw that he would do His will. However, God knew that the only man capable of fulfilling it absolutely would be Christ. Therefore, He caused Adam to fall into a deep sleep, which represents the death of Christ, took a rib from him and produced the woman, as his suitable helper. The woman represents the church, Christ’s helper in fulfilling God’s will (Genesis 2:18, 21-22; John 1:14; Ephesians 1:22-23).
2. After Jesus died on the cross, a soldier pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out: the blood for the forgiveness of sins, and the water to grant life. What is God’s purpose in causing man to receive divine life through the death of Christ? To produce the church as a helper for Christ (John 19:34; Matthew 26:28; Ephesians 5:25b-27).
3. God took a rib from Adam and transformed it into a woman. Similarly, we have been taken by God for a continuous process of transformation in the church life. We will not become God’s glorious church suddenly; rather, day by day we need to immerse ourselves in the Word, engrave it in our hearts, and allow it to wash us and remove from us every element of the old man (Ephesians 5:25b-27).
4. “To escape the routine of fallen human life and find real meaning in our existence, we need to walk with God. So, where can we find Him? God is in His word. Our intimate relationship with Him, that is, with His word, needs to be constantly developed […] let us value the tools to engrave the word in our hearts.” (Genesis 5:24; Luke 24:32) (Daily Food, book 3, week 4, Wednesday, pp. 61, 63).
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