04/06/2026
Who is Man ? Why is man so mysterious?
Both natural and supernatural, finite but carries eternity in Him.
Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
Psalms 8:4
What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You visit him?
Gen 2 :7
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.
The Mystery of Man
1. The Mystery of the physical component of a man
-Formed from the dust the very creation of God ( Gen1:1), earth composed of the dust. From the dust was formed to dominate the earth the very creation of God
- Man without divine intervention is useless, just a mere chemical. *Man cannot add to anything if he is independent of God.
-The greatest deficiency is the deficiency of self sufficiency without the breath Of God. Don't feel that you are sufficient, we totally depend on God .People eating a good diet are dying while those eating from the bin are living.
*Man possess limitation - not Omnipotent, not Omnipresent, not Omniscient but what man needs to do align his ambition to the will Of God.
Man can never escape creation ,created from the dust man should live a life of humility.
Psalm 103:13,14- [It is good to leave a humble life from the dust ]
2.The Mystery Of Man's Spiritual Nature.
-God breathed his nostrils the breath of life ( Zoe ) not oxygen that we breath but Life Giving Spirit that made man a spiritual being .
- A man is a spirit whose soul dwells in a body
-It is not in the abundance of years that one has wisdom but the Spirit in man that give him understanding
-God breathe in Zoe ,Ruach what differentiate man from animals
The Spiritual Component of a man
* Spiritual Consciousness - awareness of the existence of God .
We are aware that God exists .
* We've got the capacity to reflect God - Only man was created to represent God .
- Man should live a life that reflects God
God is Omniscient - all knowing but man knows but not everything.
God is Omnipotent - All powerful but man carries potency though for at times he gets weary.
God is Omnipresent- God's presence everywhere though man is present but not everywhere.
-This gives us the capacity to reflect God. God is not distant but has allowed to be carried by mortal men.
You are natural and dualistic. You have a life, but have eternity in you.
-The years you have here on earth are enough to cause an eternal Impact.
-What would you have done if given a lifetime limit ? If there is something that you can do now. We are living on borrowed time, let's live a deliberate life.
-What have you done to make a better kingdom.[ Parable of the ten talents- occupy till I come] doing business Do something that can cause kingdom impact
Help me to leave a life of purpose .
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