Genesis 2:7 the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
"... for dust you are and to dust you will return." Genesis 3:19
Indeed, I am nothing but dust - nothing glorious or mysterious, just made of inanimate "particles of earth or waste matter" - without life, without form...
but I have been made new by the Living God who breathed into my life and said, "Believe" and I did. I accepted Jesus Christ into my life as my Lord and Savior ... He is no mere man, He is God-made-man. Through this blog, I will proclaim my faith in Him and pray that I can write about my faith with boldness. Jesus is my hope and salvation, and I can look forward to life after death through Him, because of Him.
1 Corinthians 15:47 The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.
"But how shall those be known whom God hath chosen? By this result: that they do willingly and joyfully accept Christ, and come to him with simple and unfeigned faith, resting upon him as all their salvation and all their desire. Reader, have you thus come to Jesus?" -- C.Spurgeon
ReplyDeleteFrom Today in the Word for 7/31/2011:
ReplyDeleteBy a new creation, Paul is describing what happens spiritually to a person when he declares faith in Jesus. He dies with Christ but is regenerated by the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. Yes, there are still struggles with sin and temptation, but this new Christian is like a new baby with new parents. He drinks spiritual milk, is nurtured by the love of His new Heavenly Father, and lives for different purposes and pleasures. And this has obvious relational implications. (Studying Galatians)