The making of man was not God scooping up some dirt, shaping it into a form, and blowing breath into it. No! No!
When God "made" man, man was already here. Man came into existence by the creative power of the spoken Word of the living God when he said, in Gen. 1:24, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind”. It was then that “man” (male and female) came forth. Then in Genesis 1:26, God said “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness”.
In order to “make” something, you need something “already made” to work with. A seamstress makes outfits or suits out of material already in existence. But God “created”; then He “made”.
To “make” means:
accomplish (perform, carry out, to complete)
advance (move forward or ahead, make or become higher; to progress)
appoint (to set, to name for an office, position, etc; to furnish)
apt (unusually qualified or fit; quick to understand)
bestow (present or give honor)
bring forth; have charge of; dress; put in execution
The “making of man” (male and female) was God performing a complete work in them to present or bring them forth in His own image! God caused “man” to progress into a high place or the heavenlies and set him (male and female) in a position of ruling authority and power! God caused them to be quick or alive in their understanding by putting His blood in them, which qualified them to rule as God! Genesis 1:28 states “God blessed them, and said unto them, Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth”.
God took “man” (male and female) out of a chaotic state of darkness (death, misery, destruction, ignorance) and brought him forth with His blood in him! “Man” means “adam”, and “Adam” means to show blood in the face. God “made man” with His (God's) blood in him (male and female). He “made” them in His image (meaning ghost or phantom - an unusual or unexpected appearance) or in a visible form; a representative.
With a phantom, it's like something is there, but it's not. Meaning God is here, but many people don't know He's here because they don't know who He is! God is a Spirit! But to be seen, He manifests Himself or has “made” Himself visible in “man” (male and female)! God's ghost or God's phantom!
God is eternal; therefore He “made man” eternal! That's why He “made” him “after His likeness”! "After" means hereafter; also posterity. "Hereafter" is from this point forward and posterity deals with all of a person's descendants or all succeeding generations. If that is so with people, and it is, how much more with God? Future generations are a replication or duplication of the generation “before”. God made “man” (male and female) after His likeness to be a representative of excellence or perfection of Himself in flesh form in the earth. God will always be, and “man” (male and female) will always be!
In Genesis, Chapter one, “God” is creating and making! In Genesis, Chapter two, the "Lord
God” is doing the creating and making! Genesis 2:4: "These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.” Then in verse 7, it states “The Lord God formed man (adam – people of a common sort or low degree) of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man (male and female) became a living soul.”
The “dust”, not the “dirt”. Dust means “as powdered” or “gray”. It's the color of death! Gray is gloomy, meaning dark or depressed in mind or spirit. Gray also means dismal, which is to be lacking in interest or merit. Man (adam – mankind; male and female) was in a state of ignorance, misery, destruction, and death, but the “Lord God” revived him, or them! The Lord God breathed the very blood of God into their nostrils or faces. It divinely inspired a holy presence that stimulated within the mind of man ideas and feelings which revived his soul and led to creative actions. Within his (male and female) intellect was given the ability not to just understand knowledge only but also to accept it; the knowledge of the unfolding of the “revelation” that they were the very “image” of God in the flesh!
This was the “light” or “luminaries” God saw in Genesis 1:4 that He said was good! He saw man (male and female) in His image and after His likeness in and on the earth as Himself, and He as man!
- Apostle Gracie Perry
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
The 4 P's of God
Did you know that GOD still surrounds us on a daily basis through life's trials and tribulations? In a world that seems dark, desolate and lonely, his guiding light still shines through, providing and surrounding us with his Promises, Peace, Protection and Power, which I call the 4 P's of GOD.
First = Promise
What is a promise? It is an agreement to do or not to do something - in other words, a VOW. It also means “to give as a basis for expectation, or to make a promise of something to somebody”.
God made a promise, and his greatest promise to man was that he would bring a redeemer from the seed of a woman. He would be completely human, yet divinely begotten, meaning “the only one of its kind” or “unique”. We know that seed was JESUS, who died for our sins so we could have life and have it more abundantly. God promised that his grace is sufficient for us. He promised us victory over death. He promised that all things work together for good to those who love and serve him faithfully. God also promised us eternal life. These are just a few of God's promises to his people.
Second = Peace
Colossians 1:20 states that through Jesus, God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Jesus's blood on the cross. You see, God wants us to be at peace with everything around us - actually to live in harmony, which is another definition of peace. All things in your life are of concern to God: the big and the small, where to move, who to marry, what job to get, and even your hobbies and leisure time. The peace that God gives you will guard your mind and will strengthen you. He wants us to cast our cares on him because he cares so much that he doesn't want us being stressed over any situation. So trust God and keep your mind stayed on him, and you will be able to weather any storm that comes your way.
Third = Protection
Psalm 91:11-12 states “For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone”. In other words, God ordered his angels to guard you wherever you go. Their job is to keep you from falling. But if you stumble, they'll catch you. As a matter of fact, here are some examples of how God surrounds us with his protection:
David was protected from Goliath and also from King Saul who was trying to kill him.
Esther was protected when she went before the king without being summoned.
Daniel was protected when he was thrown into the lion's den.
Now if God will protect them, don't you know you're a part of God's Witness Protection Program? Similar to the Federal Witness Program but yet different.
Federal Witness Program - Relocates you to another place
Federal Witness Program - Gives new identify
Federal Witness Program - Provides financial aid
Federal Witness Program - Must sever all ties
First = Promise
What is a promise? It is an agreement to do or not to do something - in other words, a VOW. It also means “to give as a basis for expectation, or to make a promise of something to somebody”.
God made a promise, and his greatest promise to man was that he would bring a redeemer from the seed of a woman. He would be completely human, yet divinely begotten, meaning “the only one of its kind” or “unique”. We know that seed was JESUS, who died for our sins so we could have life and have it more abundantly. God promised that his grace is sufficient for us. He promised us victory over death. He promised that all things work together for good to those who love and serve him faithfully. God also promised us eternal life. These are just a few of God's promises to his people.
Second = Peace
Colossians 1:20 states that through Jesus, God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Jesus's blood on the cross. You see, God wants us to be at peace with everything around us - actually to live in harmony, which is another definition of peace. All things in your life are of concern to God: the big and the small, where to move, who to marry, what job to get, and even your hobbies and leisure time. The peace that God gives you will guard your mind and will strengthen you. He wants us to cast our cares on him because he cares so much that he doesn't want us being stressed over any situation. So trust God and keep your mind stayed on him, and you will be able to weather any storm that comes your way.
Third = Protection
Psalm 91:11-12 states “For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone”. In other words, God ordered his angels to guard you wherever you go. Their job is to keep you from falling. But if you stumble, they'll catch you. As a matter of fact, here are some examples of how God surrounds us with his protection:
David was protected from Goliath and also from King Saul who was trying to kill him.
Esther was protected when she went before the king without being summoned.
Daniel was protected when he was thrown into the lion's den.
Now if God will protect them, don't you know you're a part of God's Witness Protection Program? Similar to the Federal Witness Program but yet different.
Federal Witness Program - Relocates you to another place
God's Witness Program - Relocates you from darkness to light
Federal Witness Program - Gives new identify
God's Witness Program - Makes you a new creature
Federal Witness Program - Provides financial aid
God's Witness Program - Supplies all your needs according to his riches in glory
Federal Witness Program - Must sever all ties
God's Witness Program - Comes out from among them
Federal Witness Program – Once you enter in, you cannot have any other contact with old acquaintances because you are subject to being killed.
God's Witness Program – You are expected to go back and testify and present evidence of what God has done and how He will protect you in the midst of your enemies.
Now how much more protection can you ask for than that??
Fourth = Power
1 Peter 1:5 “Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”
The power of God is that ability and strength, whereby He can bring to pass whatsoever he pleases, whatsoever His infinite wisdom may direct, and whatsoever His infinite purity of His will may resolve. You see, God's Power is like himself – infinite, eternal, incomprehensible. It can neither be checked, restrained, nor frustrated. As Christians, we are kept and able to use that same Power. By that same Power, the Holy Spirit empowers us for service: to help the needy, pray and lay hands on the sick (and they shall recover), comfort the bereaved, cast out demons and witness to the unsaved. (Acts 1:8)
So as we go forward, just keep in mind how God has surrounded us with the 4 P's in every area of our lives, and there's no need to be afraid.
2 Timothy 1:7 states “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” So stay and be encouraged and know that God has your back.
- Shawnda Townsend
Federal Witness Program – Once you enter in, you cannot have any other contact with old acquaintances because you are subject to being killed.
God's Witness Program – You are expected to go back and testify and present evidence of what God has done and how He will protect you in the midst of your enemies.
Now how much more protection can you ask for than that??
Fourth = Power
1 Peter 1:5 “Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”
The power of God is that ability and strength, whereby He can bring to pass whatsoever he pleases, whatsoever His infinite wisdom may direct, and whatsoever His infinite purity of His will may resolve. You see, God's Power is like himself – infinite, eternal, incomprehensible. It can neither be checked, restrained, nor frustrated. As Christians, we are kept and able to use that same Power. By that same Power, the Holy Spirit empowers us for service: to help the needy, pray and lay hands on the sick (and they shall recover), comfort the bereaved, cast out demons and witness to the unsaved. (Acts 1:8)
So as we go forward, just keep in mind how God has surrounded us with the 4 P's in every area of our lives, and there's no need to be afraid.
2 Timothy 1:7 states “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” So stay and be encouraged and know that God has your back.
- Shawnda Townsend
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