Call it amazing. God takes a handful of dirt and makes a man. Very humble beginnings for people who think so highly of themselves. Have you felt jealous of anyone lately? Do you think you deserve more than you have? Are you mad at God because your family doesn’t have some of the comforts other families do? Maybe it’s time to remember where you came from—dust. Yep, you (and all the people you’re jealous of) are just a bunch of dust.
Your life is a gift. It’s a blessing to be on earth and to be able to enjoy life. You’ve got the freedom to choose what you’re going to do with your life. The point is to make something out of the gifts God has given you. Your body, mind, emotions, and personality are specially crafted by God for this purpose. God wants you to use the time you’ve got on earth and the gifts you’ve been given to glorify him. Your glory comes later. Paul says that everyone in heaven will have a body like the glorified Christ. There’s a lot to do between now and the time you get to heaven, so get that old, dusty body in gear. God has great things for you!
The first man came from the dust of the earth. The second man came from heaven. People who belong to the earth are like the first man of earth. But those people who belong to heaven are like the man of heaven. I Corinthians 15:47-48 NCV
Excerpted from Revolve: The Complete New Testament. © 2003 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Holy Bible, New Century Version. © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Word Publishing, a division of Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
