Captivating

What alone Eve can tell

The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. (Gen 2:7)

It is nearing the end of the sixth day, the end of the Creator's great labor, as Adam steps forth, the image of God, the triumph of his work. He alone is pronounced the son of God. Nothing in creation even comes close. Picture Michelangelo's David. He is... magnificent. Truly, the masterpiece seems complete. And yet, the Master says that something is not good, not right, Something is missing... and that something is Eve.

And the Lord God cast a deep slumber on the human, and he slept, and He took one of his ribs and closed over the flesh where it had been, and the Lord god built the rib He had taken from the human into a woman and He brought her to the human (Gen 2:21-23)

She is the cresendo, the final, astonishing work of God. Woman. In one last flourish creation comes to a finish bot with Adam, but with Eve. She is the Master's finishing touch. How we wish this were an illustrated book, and we could show you now some painting or sculpture that captures this, like the stunning Greek sculpture of the goddess Nike of Samothrace, the winged beauty, just alighting on the prow of a great ship, her beautiful form revealed through the thin veils that sweep around her. Eve is... breathtaking.

The vast desire and capacity a woman has for intimate relationships tells us of God's vast desire and capacity for intimate relationship. and God yearns for relationship with us. Not only does God long for us, but he longs to be loved by us.

After years of hearing the heart-cry of women, I am convinced beyond a doubt of this: God wants to be loved. He wants to be a priority to someone. How could we have missed this? From cover to cover, from beginning to end, the cry of God's heart is,"Why won't you choose me?" It is amazing to me how humble, how vulnerable God is on this point. "You will find me," says the Lord,"When you seek me with all your heart" (Jer 29:13) In other words,"Look for me, pursue me - I want you to pursue me." Amazing. As Tozer says,"God wants to be wanted."

Can there be any doubt that God wants to be sought after? The first and greatest of all commands is to love him Mark 12:29-30 Matt 22:36-38. He wants us to love him. To seek him with all our hearts. A woman longs to be sought after, too, with the whole heart of her pursuer. God longs to be desired. Just as a woman longs to be desired. This is not some weakness or insecurity on the part of a woman, that deep yearning to be desired. God feels the same way. Remember the story of Martha and Mary? Mary chose God and Jesus said that that is what he wanted."Mary has chosen what is better" Luke 10:42. She chose me.