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Daily Devotion: Genesis 2:7

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Genesis 2:7   "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 soul."

There is much to be said about this passage.  We could talk about the power of God in forming a man out of the dust. We could talk about Adam's inability to do anything until God "breathed into his nostrils the breath of life".  All of those things present a beautiful word picture of the impact of God's work in creation.

But the subject I want to present is that of God's grace and mercy.  We should understand that God knows everything from the beginning to the end. See Isaiah 46:9-11.  With that understanding, let us look at some things that you and I may have taken into consideration if we had the ability to be the Creator.

God knew that Cain would slay Abel and yet He formed man. In the days of Noah, God "saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually"; and yet He formed man.  He knew Abram would have a son by Sarai's handmaiden and yet He formed man. He knew Moses would have down fallings and yet He formed man. He knew David's weaknesses, as well as Solomon's, and yet He formed man. He knew all the sinfulness of mankind and yet He formed man

I'm afraid I would not have been so gracious. Knowing all that would happen and knowing the death of His Son was the only remedy for the sins of mankind - Still, God formed man from the dust of the earth.  I'm so thankful that God is a merciful and gracious God. Aren't you? 

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