“And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and BROUGHT HER UNTO THE MAN.” Genesis 2:22
As we conclude this series, I want to still point out more significant happenings in this divine presentation. When God brought Eve to Adam, He was not just introducing two people. Rather, He was validating her identity, affirming her purpose, and commissioning her for the mission. Eve did not have to prove herself. She did not have to convince Adam that she was worthy. She did not have to defend her existence, justify her creation, or campaign for acceptance. Not at all! God brought her, and that was enough.
When God presents you, when He validates you, and when He affirms you, no human opinion, no external credential, and no earthly endorsement is necessary. His presentation is all the validation you need. This is what every disciple longs for – not the applause of men, not the recognition of the crowd, not the credentials of the institution, but the validation of God. The assurance that He has made you, that He has shaped you, that He has prepared you, and that He is now presenting you to the assignment with His full backing, with His complete endorsement, and with His absolute authority.
And when that happens, when God presents you, there is a confidence, a boldness, a security that comes not from your own abilities but from the knowledge that the One who made you is the One who is sending you. This is what Moses experienced at the burning bush.
God did not send him to Pharaoh and say, “Go and see if you can convince him to let My people go. Do your best. Give it a shot. If it works, great. If not, well, you tried.” No! God presented Moses with His full authority. “I AM has sent you. Go. And I will be with you” (Exodus 3:12). And that divine presentation gave Moses the authority to stand before the most powerful man in the world and demand the release of an entire nation.
The disciples also experienced this when Jesus sent them out. He did not just give them a motivational speech and wish them luck. He presented them with His authority. “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore…” (Matthew 28:18-19). He was saying, “I am presenting you to the world with My authority. You are not going in your own name. You are not going in your own strength. You are going in My name, with My authority, under My commission. And because I am sending you, what you bind on earth is bound in heaven, and what you loose on earth is loosed in heaven.”
This is the power of divine presentation. When God brings you forth, when He presents you to the assignment, you are not just showing up with a resume and hoping someone will give you a chance. On the contrary, you are arriving with the authority of the One who made you, with the endorsement of the One who shaped you, and with the backing of the One who sent you. And that changes everything.
“… and brought her unto the man.”
Again, notice what happens in the presentation. God brought Eve back to Adam, back to the garden, back to the place where Adam had been. But she did not return as she left. She did not return as a rib but as a woman. She returned fully formed, fully functioning, and fully ready to step into the purpose for which she was made. The place might be familiar, but she was not the same. The environment might look the same, but she had been transformed. She returned carrying the mark of the Maker, the essence of the design, and the readiness for the mission.
This is what happens when God presents a disciple. You return to the world, to the people, and to the sphere of influence where you once were. But you are no longer the same. You are not returning as the person who left but as the person God has made. You carry something now that you did not carry before. You speak with an authority that was not there before. You move with a confidence that was not there before. And you operate with a wisdom that was not there before. Because you have been in the hands of the Potter.
The disciples returned to Jerusalem after the Pentecost. They returned to the same city where they had walked with Jesus. The same streets where they had followed Him. The same people who had seen them before. But they were not the same men. They were no longer the cowardly disciples who had scattered when Jesus was arrested. They were no longer the confused followers who did not understand the mission. They were apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit and empowered with authority.
This is the promise for every disciple. You may return to the same environment, but you will not be the same person. You may encounter the same people, but you will not carry the same limitations. You may face the same challenges, but you will not respond the same way. Because the making has happened. The transformation is complete. And now you are being presented, not as who you were, but as who God has made you to be.
“… and brought her unto the man.”
The last thing you must take note on the presentation is that; it is not just about you stepping into your calling but about you becoming part of a larger mission. When God brought Eve to Adam, He was not just presenting her for her own sake. He was rather positioning her for PARTNERSHIP. He was setting her beside Adam so that together, they could fulfill the mandate. Together, they could be fruitful and multiply.
Listen, God does not present you so that you can stand alone, build your own kingdom, and make a name for yourself. Instead, He presents you so that you can partner with others, stand alongside the discipler who poured into you, and together, you can fulfill the mandate to make disciples. The rib becomes the woman. The woman stands with the man. And together, they reproduce. Together, they fill the earth with the image of God.
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:19-20).
When Jesus finished making His disciples, He sent them. He brought them back to the world, but they were no longer the same men who had left their nets three years earlier. They were apostles. They were carriers of the gospel. They were representatives of the King. And everywhere they went, they made other disciples, repeating the pattern, taking ribs from their own lives, bringing people close, shaping them in proximity, and sending them out to do the same.
“And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.” 2 Timothy 2:2
This is the legacy of true discipleship. It is not about making one disciple or receiving and then hoarding. It is about making disciples who make disciples. It is about you being formed so that you can form others. It is about you receiving so that you can release… The rib becomes the woman. The woman stands with the man. Together, they fulfill the mandate. Together, they multiply. And Together, they fill the earth with the image of God. And the pattern continues, generation after generation, as those who have been made go forth and make others.
Written by: Sunday Adeoye