“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.”
To deal with human life, I want to start at the beginning and move out from there. The first thing that I want to say about human life is that it is a gift of God. God created man from the “dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life.” We have life on this earth because He has given it to us. This is why we hang onto life as long as possible. Our lives on earth have meaning and purpose. God did not initially put Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden to just admire its beauty. He put them there to “dress and keep it…” Even after they had sinned, they still had purposes to fulfill, even after they were banned from the Garden of Eden. Your life has meaning and purpose, and you need to discover what God’s meaning and purpose is for your life. The second thing that I want to say about human life is that it is fleeting. In the midst of his misery, Job said: “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and they come to an end without hope.” Can’t you identify with Job here? I know that I can, at least where the swiftness is concerned, and if I’m not careful it has sometimes seemed without hope. You wake up one day and you are a child. The next thing you know you are teenager. At if by magic, you are an adult. Then, if the Lord sees fit, you are an old person. I have run the full gamut from child to old person and it has gone by swiftly. This is why we need to weigh the importance of our days and make them count for something, or for what God intends for them. You cannot stop time, but your life can be filled with hope. Read on: The third thing that I want to say about human life is that is eternal. Did you notice that after God had breathed into man’s nostrils, he “became a living soul”? He did not just give us a soul, He made us living souls. Our lives have meaning beyond this life. God made us to live forever, and He sent His Son to “become sin for us” so that we can be forgiven and be saved and to live with Him in eternity. Where we will spend eternity is based on our being “saved by grace through faith” in Jesus Christ. That is why is important for us not to ignore God’s means of giving us eternal life with Him. This is all I have to say about human life. I hope that it was informative and encouraging. Bro. Joe
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