“The Lord God … took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made He a woman” (Gen 2: 21,22).
Before the bride was made, GOD CLOSED UP THE FLESH. Yes, before God forms the Bride out of the Church (garden), He closes the FLESH of man. In other words, if God is to prepare us for His Coming, our fleshly nature should go.
This is the first mention of FLESH in the Bible and thank God, He closed it up. If God has closed up the flesh, why should man open it up?
If one single rib (rather a weak bone in the body) could be instrumental in making a bride, how much more God can make use of the servants of God who are in His hands, to form the Bride! “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time” (I Pet 5:6).
In the body, the ribs are close to the heart, protecting and covering the heart. So also, in the Body of Christ, some saints are close to the heart of God. God takes them, and by means of their life and prayer, does the wonderful work of forming the Bride of Christ.
Let us mortify the deeds of the flesh or ‘close up the flesh’. God is looking out for ‘weak’ and fleshless saints who live close to the heart of God to use them for forming New Jerusalem.
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
This is the first mention of FLESH in the Bible and thank God, He closed it up. If God has closed up the flesh, why should man open it up?
If one single rib (rather a weak bone in the body) could be instrumental in making a bride, how much more God can make use of the servants of God who are in His hands, to form the Bride! “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time” (I Pet 5:6).
In the body, the ribs are close to the heart, protecting and covering the heart. So also, in the Body of Christ, some saints are close to the heart of God. God takes them, and by means of their life and prayer, does the wonderful work of forming the Bride of Christ.
Let us mortify the deeds of the flesh or ‘close up the flesh’. God is looking out for ‘weak’ and fleshless saints who live close to the heart of God to use them for forming New Jerusalem.
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
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