Helpfulness

August 11, 2018

Woman was created by God as an equal to man to balance and to complete man. She was to be a completer NOT a compete-er ! In Genesis 2:18 we see God saying," It is not good that man should be alone ; I will make him a helper comparable to him." God was not commenting on a fault with Adam but was commenting on his inability to carry out God's perfect plan of creation without help. Then He created woman. She is not inferior but equal.  Yet created much differently because she was to compliment all that Adam was and yet complete him also. In today's American society it is a very hard thing to compete with men and still fulfill God's intended reason to complete the man.  When a man and a woman are married their goal in their love for each other should be to put God in the middle of their marriage and to do God's will within that marriage. This is one reason why "Helpfulness" is one of God's keys to love.

Deuteronomy 33:29 says," Happy are you, O Israel ! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, The shield of your help and the sword of your majesty ! Your enemies shall submit to you, and you shall tread down their high places." This verse shows the mighty power of the right help at the right time by the right person ! The writer starts by showing that only the Jews had been "saved" by the Lord. Are we not also saved by the blood of Jesus ? That this truth also applies to those saved this way ? It goes on to show that because you are saved He will help them and to protect them. Again, does this not also apply to blood bought saints of Jesus ?  You may say, "So what?" Look at what the power of His help does. Your enemies will submit to you  and you shall tear down all the false gods the unsaved have. Therefore, when we find a mate who completes and compliments you with God in the middle, miracles can and will happen !  This truth shows the power of helpfulness !

"Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers." (Ephesians 4:29)  Helpfulness is not only an action to be taken but we see here that it is a word to be spoken. How can we be helpers to the saved and unsaved alike ? By controlling the tongue ! "Corrupt word" does not only mean foul language. It also applies to gossip, back stabbing, lying, bearing false witness, cursing and using God's name in vain !  This verse instructs us to do none of that but to use language that will help encourage others and to show and witness for God ! Since most of us talk a lot more than we do actions, it becomes very evident that by watching our speech and watching out for all the traps for us to helping others is a full time job !  Strive not only to help others physically but also strive to help others verbally !!!