“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.” Genesis 2:7

How much better to start an introduction in a blog entry than with a verse like this? A verse that would change the way the earth is and would ever become.

God presents us with the world that He and He alone has created. He begins His word by giving us an understanding of the steps He took in creating our very existence. In this existence I have read quite a few things. Fewer than others and more than some, but one thing I have not been able to find is answer to the question, “why dust?”. Why does God create man from dust? Why does he take one of the driest substances and create a living man who consists of almost 60% water? These are questions that the Holy Spirit is answering through me and I will attempt to share them with you.

So why not sand?

Sand is a very dry substance but when water is applied, it is still sand. However, dust is made up of many things from the earth and when water is applied it becomes something else, mud. This mud for many years has been used in many forms and sometimes made into clay and from that clay we can mold.  Isaiah 64:8

But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

So let us think about this. Mud/clay has the ability to be molded into many things, dried, and made into  a vessel, which of all things, has the ability to carry WATER.

I am not saying God created Adam like adobe on a wall or formed his shape and then used a kiln to harden him. We all know the analogies in the bible representing us as clay and Our Lord being The Potter.

I want you to think about this nugget for now. More to come!