God breathed the breath of life into Adam and he was born
in body, soul and spirit (Genesis 2:7). God’s perfect design included all
of us living in total union with Him in the Garden of Paradise. There was only
one commandment Adam had to keep, and his pride would not allow him to remain
faithful. Adam’s sin separated all of us from God. In fact, when Adam sinned,
his spirit died. Now we are all born in this same sinful state with a dead
spirit within us.
That is why human beings crave spirituality, dabble in the
occult, seek Nirvana and go on holy pilgrimages. We are trying to reconnect
with the Divine and to experience the rebirth of our spirit. Only those who
trust in Jesus, turn from their wicked ways, and are Born Again in spirit will
have eternal life through Jesus Christ, our Lord (1 John 5:11-12). We
dwell in total union with God, live and move and have our being in Christ, and
are led by God’s Spirit all the days of our life (Colossians 3:3-4; Acts
17:28; Galatians 5:16, 25).
Jesus was connected to God in Spirit throughout His
lifetime (Johan 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:16; John 4:24). Since
God was His actual Father, Jesus was not born with the curse of Adam’s sin on
His life (Luke 2:11). However, He still lived in this
sin-cursed world. His soul – thoughts, choices and emotions – was influenced by
the carnality in the world around Him. His soul had to grow in wisdom and his
body in stature, and it was His choice to grow in favor with both God and man (Colossians
2:3; Luke 2:52).
Before He created the world, God designed the plan to
redeem man back to Himself by taking on the form of man and sacrificing Himself
to pay the penalty of our sins. The Son of God, the second person of the
Trinity, willingly laid down His life for us. He freely gives us His eternal
life both now and throughout eternity. When our spirit is Born Again, we are
united with Christ, we find our true identity in Christ and we connect with God
once and for all time.
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, You suffered in life just as we do (Hebrews
2:14-18). You became a man, so that in You, we can live as You (2
Corinthians 5:21). Your Spirit exchanges our carnal humanity with Your
righteousness. We have Your life dwelling within us (1 John
5:12). We grow in wisdom and stature by Your sanctifying process
in our soul. We thank You for dying in our place and giving us Your eternal
life now and forever. Teach us to have eternal values as we live in this world.
Show us the reality of our union with You, so that we can reap the benefits of
holy living both now and in eternity.
Thought for the Day:
Our human body will go to the grave, but our soul and
spirit will never die. - John 11:25-26
