Bringing Forth A Man

Genesis 4:1-2
4 Adam lay with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, "With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man." 2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. NIV

Adam named his wife Eve, which means life-giver. Isn’t it ironic that through this life-giver death entered into creation? Truly their eyes were opened when sin came into view. This was not the wisdom that Eve expected as she looked on the imagined promise of the forbidden fruit. You may have experienced the same sort of thing in your life. Have you ever been lured by something only to find in the end it was not what you had in mind?

Life is given to two sons, but it is life marred by disobedience to God. The result is not the fruit intended by God when He said multiply and be fruitful. The wages of sin continue when Cain strikes Abel, spilling the blood of his brother. Death appears in another form.

But God has provided a way out of this deathtrap. He brought forth His Son, begotten not created. Believing on His life and resurrection brings forth new life in Christ. A new life is born, to be resurrected just as He was. It is with His help we can echo Eve’s word of wonder, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.”, for a new man is created. It is the image of Jesus we take on, rather than the fallen image of Adam. We participate in the creation of life, a new man. It is our life we help to create, and those around us.