Memorise: “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” (Genesis 2:7)
Read: Genesis 2:1-7
Pastor E. Adeboye
In addition to identifying who you are, there is need to know where you come from. This is a major component of self discovery. Various fields of study have attempted to answer this question, but have failed. You are not a product of a theorized evolution. You did not descend from the ancient ancestry of apes. You did not emanate from the changes in the molten magma of the earth. You are not a product of a myth. You did not drop from the sky like the Yoruba fable. You are not the work of any man. Although you passed through the womb of your mother, you did not come from her womb. So where do you come from?
“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” (Genesis 2:7).
The creation of man can be attributed to two major factors – the earth and God. All men are heavenly products. The earth (dust) refers to the meekest of all things. Although it bears everything on it, it does not grumble or complain. Even when grossly misused, it does not say a word. The earth also refers to the cheapest and most common commodity. Everyone has access to the earth.
On the other hand, man comes from God. Apart from giving man a form with His bare hands, God put His breath (Spirit) in man. It is this fusion of earth and the breath of God that makes man a living soul. God refers to the greatest and highest being that ever lived. Man is therefore a product of the lowest and the highest. God is a spirit hence He created man to have a spirit.
“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5). An understanding of your origin automatically spells out certain expectations. God expects you to take after the traits of both God and the earth. Humility and meekness are expected from you. If you are as meek as the earth, the earth will be very happy with you, and will provide all your help in its custody.
It is only those who share the earth’s characteristic of meekness that will inherit it. This means you will outlive others and be blessed. In the same vein, God wants you to relate and fellowship with Him in spirit and in truth. If you are not born again, your spirit through which you can access and relate with God is dead.
It takes a spiritual rebirth to bring it to life. The ability to manifest the traits of the earth and the attributes of God show where you come from. If you are proud, strife prone, quarrelsome and wicked, go and look for where you come from. May be you came from another planet but obviously not from God or the earth!
Scientists may create human robots, and clone what they may, but they can never combine dust and the breathe of God to make a living soul.
Thank you for this amazing research, but just a word of advice: you spelled “humility” wrong on the title. 😀
Thanks anyways.