Needs Can Be Good

Needs are not bad. If God is sovereign and the “first good” comes before sin invades the world, then why did God wait to create the woman until later? In my mind, there can be only one rationale: God desired Adam to have a deep recognition of his own needs.

It is one thing to have a need. It is another thing to come to recognize and deeply appreciate that need and be humble enough to have it fulfilled. It is only when we have a need and recognize it that we can confess our dependence on God and be thankful for God’s gracious hand. Humility is essentially that: recognizing our own…