With our study on women in the ministry, I thought a good place to start would be at the beginning. Why was woman created? As we take a look at the creation of woman, we are able to see a part of God’s will in relation to His purpose for the woman.
We were created for God’s glory!
Isaiah 43:7
EVEN EVERYONE THAT IS CALLED BY MY NAME: FOR I HAVE CREATED HIM FOR GLORY, I HAVE FORMED HIM; YEA, I HAVE MADE HIM.
This word glory carries the idea of weight or abundance. Everyone that is created adds to the weight or wealth of God. This could be explained by the example of a king. The king is greater by the size of his kingdom, God receives more honor and glory when His people are wholly and completely submitted to Him.
We were created for God
PROVERBS 16:4
THE LORD HATH MADE ALL THINGS FOR HIMSELF…
God should be able to do whatever He wants with us, because He made us and we are His. When you make something for yourself you intend to use it for your own benefit. Our lives should be devoted to God’s benefit.
We were created for God’s Pleasure
REVELATION 4:11
THOU ARE WORTHY, O LORD, TO RECEIVE GLORY AND HONOUR AND POWER: FOR THOU HAST CREATED ALL THINGS, AND FOR THY PLEASURE THEY ARE AND WERE CREATED.
This is an amazing truth! God created us for His pleasure; therefore, we can bring pleasure to God. There is a question often asked in the giving of gifts. “What do you give someone that has everything?” God has everything. What can we give that will bring Him pleasure? We can give ourselves.
Dominion of Creation
PSALM 8:6
THOU MODEST HIM TO HAVE DOMINION OVER THE WORKS OF THY HANDS; THOU HAS PUT ALL THINGS UNDER HIS FEET.
God did not only create man and woman for Himself. He also created them as the caretakers of His creation. The rest of creation also is made for God’s glory, and we have the responsibility of managing that for God. How am I doing at managing God’s blessings for God’s glory?