Something to think about.
Breathed in us.
7 then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. Genesis 2:7
When God created man from the dust of the ground, he formed him with a perfect body. Man after his creation did not have life. In verse 7 it very clearly states "breathed
into his nostrils the breath of life" Adam came to life, not by an
electrical impulse or a chemical process but by the living breath of
God. Which is consistent with verse 26 in chapter 1 of Genesis 26 Then
God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness." For us
to be His likeness, we have to be endowed with some of His attributes.
One of His attributes is immortality. For us to be endowed with his
likeness, we must be immortal.
The
interesting thing about verse 7 is the word breath, do you think God
breathes? The obvious answer is no. If he needed to breathe, he would be
subject to oxygen which did not exist until he created it. And if he
created that which he is dependent upon how could he have created it?
This "breathing" for lack of a better word means something entirely different from
what we normally associate with breath. The breath of God turned a
lifeless perfectly formed body into and eternal being. What God did when
He breathed into man
was not just start him breathing or jumpstart his heart. He did not
just bring life to humanity he extended immortality from Himself to us.
You are special because out of all the life which exists on this planet you are the only life that has the eternal breath of God in you.
Friday, February 24, 2017
Breathed in us.
Friday, February 17, 2017
Glory and Honor
Something to think about
Glory and Honor
“"Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created."” Revelation 4:11 ESV
Glorify, honor, recognize and acknowledge God for what He has already done. What has He done? He created you He gave you life. The purpose of His creating you was and is so He can love you. By His will, everything in creation was created. He is worthy of glory, and honor and power just because He has always existed.
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
In Him
Something to think about.
In Him
16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Colossians 1 16-17
Christ is why and how we are here. He is the reason anything exists. He is also how it all works. Without Him, the heavens, planets, stars, air, life, and spirit would not exist. If He did not exist, we would not exist. We live in His creation, outside of His creation, nothing at all exists.