Eden Complete--Gen. 2

Gen. 2:18-- "And the Lord God said, It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him."

God filled the earth with beauty, unsurpassed in splendor. Fish, birds, animals, flowers, trees, rivers, lakes, mountains--everything that could please the eye and satisfy the needs of man; with the exception of one thing.

A companion. Someone to love, someone be loved. A friend.

But wait! "He (Adam) was placed, as God's representative, over the lower orders of being (the animals). They cannot understand or acknowledge the sovereignty of God, yet they were made capable of loving and serving man." --PP 39.1

So, even without a companion, Adam was not devoid of love. The animals were created to love Adam, to help him in his day-to-day work, to keep him company, as it were.

And still, the Lord said, "It is not good that man should be alone."

Why?

"Man was not made to dwell in solitude; he was to be a social being. Without companionship the beautiful scenes and delightful employments of Eden would have failed to yield perfect happiness. Even communion with angels could not have satisfied his desire for sympathy and companionship. There was none of the same nature to love and to be loved." --PP 40.1

Even communion with angels. Even the beauty around him. Even the whole of God's creations, lovely and fulfilling as they were, could not take the place of another creature that was just like him, that could sympathize with him and bear the burden of work with him, and be his friend.

That's a pretty strong argument for marriage, if you ask me.

Because, really, Eden was the epitome of beauty and peace. Sinless "heaven on earth."

And Eden failed to fully satisfy the first man, made in the image of God, and perfectly supplied with everything to sustain life.

So God created Eve. 

Eve was what made Eden complete.

By God's grace, and should He see fit, someday, I will be Eve.

Father in Heaven, please prepare me to be Eve. Give me her graces, her spirit of meekness; the gentleness that befits a Christian young lady. Bless me with the beauty of character and the Christlikeness that will fit me to be a true companion, a godly helper, of whomever you have waiting for me. May I truly be what makes "Eden" complete--and in Your time, Your way, and Your Spirit, may I be worthy of making Eden complete.