THOROUGHNESS

THOROUGHNESS

one of my favourite passages, i’ve discovered, is Genesis chapter 2 – God’s creation of man and woman. it’s the way things were supposed to be, life in its completeness before the fall. and maybe because i’m a woman, i especially like this passage. because it really tells the story of how woman came to be.

recently, i re-read this passage and i was struck by a detail i’d read before but never grasped the significance of.

So the LORD God caused Adam to fall into a deep sleep. He took one of Adam’s ribs and closed up the place from which he had taken it.
~Genesis 2:21~

God closed up the place. I love what this says about the throroughness of God! He didn’t just leave it an open gaping wound. He is considerate and consciencious. He doesn’t leave half-finished projects lying around. He put things back in place. Because at the heart of it all, He cares. How wonderful it is to know that our God is One who attends to every detail and completes everything He begins.

And I am sure that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on that day when Christ Jesus comes back again.
~Philippians 1:6~