FROM COMMON TO GODLY

READING: GENESIS 2:7-20

Verse 7: “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 being.”

There is an expression that is occasionally used, having to do with land or real estate. It is said that real estate is valuable because it is no longer being produced and there will never be more than there is now. That idea probably has merit in an economic sense. However, when we view land as just ground, or just plain ordinary dirt, its value changes. The term “cheap as dirt” indicates the extent of the change in value. However, as we read in Genesis 2 we see the following. Verse 7, as quoted above, informs us that man was made of dust. Verse 9 says He made the trees to grow out of the ground. Verse 19 states that God formed every beast and bird out of the ground. The Bible establishes how special the ground has been in God’s process of creation. When we consider this matter of the value of ground, a great truth emerges. Like mankind from the ground, in the hands of Almighty God even the most common substance is elevated to greatness in the Lord. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.

RESPONSE

1. What do you think about the fact that the Lord used dust instead of something else?

2. What other way can you see that God has transformed something common into something special?