Formation, Information, Reformation, Transformation

UV 3746/10000 Formation, Information, Reformation and Transformation Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being ( an individual complete in body and spirit). Genesis 2 v 7 The Lord formed man from the dust and that gives the reason behind our intimate connection with the earth. We are to till the earth, tend it, take care of all creatures on earth as good stewards. Dust is the same as dirt. The word “dust” symbolizes what is ordinary, what is lifeless. Dust also implies humiliation, defeat, destruction, low value. God took what is ordinary and breathed His spirit into us to make us extraordinary, glorious like the image of God. As we are formed from dust, our bodies return to the dust and it teaches us to be humble and to never think of lifting ourselves against God. He breathed into his nostrils the breath of God, Yahweh. Formed from planetary dust, but breathed into by Eternal God, man became dualistic by nature and origin. We could choose to belong to the dust or to God, the Breath or Life Giver, the form or the inner power. Man began to inhale -Y-H and exhale W- H and with every breath we acknowledge the genesis of our lives- Yahweh or Jehovah. With every breath we thank the Lord for forming us in His image. We are formed in the image of His first and then only Son, Jesus. It was almost as if God sculpted and formed the first man looking at the model of Jesus. Man is not just a physical likeness of Jesus but His spiritual likeness. We are to be humble like dust and gentle like Jesus. When the first man chose deliberately to be like the dust and not like God, he needed a Saviour, a Redeemer to restore him to God, to give him eternal life and Jesus was promised and sent later. This constitutes the life-saving information. The sound of our breathing speaks the name of Jehovah. The Lord has made us as fragile as grass. Without Him we perish, with Him we flourish. Without Him, we fade like flowers; with Him, we bear forever fruit. Just as His breath in us gives us life, when He breathes on us, our breath is taken away. We are blown away like the dust of the earth. The Lord God formed us for His glory, informed us that He would send His Son Jesus to save us from our infirmities and shortcomings and how we can transform us. The process then is – formation, information, reformation and transformation. After the formation of man in His image, the next important stage of information is fulfilled by the Word of God for the word of man is not sufficient for that purpose. When Jesus breathed on the disciples, the Holy Spirit came on them and they were transformed. Hence, Jesus breathing on us is vital for our reformation and transformation. If we are just formed, not informed, reformed and transformed, we are not fulfilling the purpose of the Creator or the Redeemer Jesus. Our breath itself is the first level of thanksgiving, praise, prayer, communion, worship of Yahweh. Our words, action, life are the next levels. When we inhale we should take in the breath of God and when we exhale, we should give up our own ways that belong to the dust.