Genesis 2: 7 and 21-22
- And the Lord God
formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
…And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on
Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its
place. Then the rib which the Lord God
had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.
God had finished the creation of his world… but it was
incomplete without someone to share it with. It needed a caretaker. Just one
man would not be enough…so he formed the perfect complement to Adam as a
helpmeet…a companion….and as a way to fill the earth with human life. This is
our genealogy. This is our beginning.
God created man in his image. The life he breathed into him included free
choice. He gave him boundaries knowing all along that Adam and Eve would be deceived
and choose rebellion and sin. He created man knowing that he would need to send
his only son to fix their bad choice with his perfect sacrificial love.
It is so hard for me to comprehend the love God had to
create this world…give it life with his very spirit….give them the perfect
place to grow and be content and happy…knowing all along they would choose to
let sin bring death and suffering into the perfect world he had made. It makes me ponder just how many times I have
missed the opportunity to help God because my choice was weighed with logic …not
completely with his love.
God’s original plan for man has not changed. We still have
free choice…we still have boundaries…we are still to be his caretakers of the
earth he gave us to live on. The only thing different than in Adam’s day is
that we live on the other side of God’s timeline…in a season where we can claim
the gift of love in salvation that Jesus gave us… and use the Holy Spirit he gave
us to power our choices. We can admit the wrong in any bad choices we make and receive
his immediate forgiveness.
It’s not enough to just claim that gift. We are to share the power of it with others. Jesus
made sure his last charge to his followers was recorded in Matthew 28:18-20 . It
says… “And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been
given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples
of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and
of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all
things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to
the end of the age.” Amen.
Father…thank you for the reminder that you made me with
purpose and love. Forgive me for the
times that I have allowed the free choice you gave me justify a selfish
decision. Help me to use your love and
spirit to power a passion to share what you have done for the world. Give me just the right words to say to each
and every one you allow me to witness too. Amen.
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