Friday, October
14, 2022
Gen 1:24
24
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after
his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind:
and it was so.
Gen 2:7
7
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 soul.
Do
you see the difference in craftsmanship here?
Other creatures were mass produced by the divine word, which was no small task
in itself, but man was hand crafted. The word “formed” is the Hebrew word yatsar
and means “to squeeze into shape!” The word “breathed” is the word naphach
which means “to inflate.”
God took special and personalized care
in the creation and formation of man. The next time you are wondering if God cares
for you, just think about how you were crafted. The psalmist said: “Thine
eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members
were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none
of them.” Ps 139:16
God
breathed into our nostrils the breath of life.
Our minds were inflated with His intellect and our souls came into existence.
Awakened, we knew our surroundings so well we could name the animals. We knew
ourselves and marveled at our own features. We knew God as a newborn gazes
knowingly and steadily at his mother. We studied the face of God and memorized
every feature. We were made for God!
1 Cor 6:19-20
19
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in
you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
20
For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your
spirit, which are God's.
Ps 139:14
14
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy
works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
All Creatures of Our God and King
Let
all things their Creator bless,
And worship Him in humbleness,
O praise Him! Alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,
And praise the Spirit, Three in One!
Thank
you, Father, for forming me and filling me with yourself. Lead me as I try to
fulfill your purpose for making me. AMEN
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