Man Is A spirit Being
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall
not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God (Matthew 4:4).
Of all the creations of God in the earth, only
man was created a spirit being. The Bible
shows us that God made man in His own image and
after His likeness (Genesis 1:26). He made us in His
image to look like Him, and in His likeness to function
like Him. We’re not like animals: dogs, cats, horses,
monkeys, and baboons. We’re spirit beings.
The account of creation in the Book of Genesis
shows how all animals and plants came into being by
God’s Word. But in the creation of man, two important
words are noticed. The first is the word, “created”
in Genesis 1:27: “So God created man in his own
image, in the image of God created he him…” Then
in Genesis 2:7, the Bible says, “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).
These two expressions, “created” and “formed,”
are sometimes used interchangeably by people, but
they’re different. The difference isn’t mere semantics,
but in the description of God’s original purpose: His
plan and vision for man. When God “created” man in
His image and in His likeness, no one could see the
created man, because this had to do with the human
spirit. Though no one could see him (the created man),
God knew him, for he was in God.
Then, the Bible says God formed man from the
dust of the ground, referring to man’s physical body.
After He formed man, He breathed into his nostrils
the breath of life. That was when He introduced the
spirit-man He had created into the physical body that
He formed, and man became a living soul. That’s what
makes him different from all the other animals. You’re
primarily a spirit, and not a physical body; and the real
food for the human spirit is the Word of God.
Jesus said in Matthew 4:4, “...Man shall not live by
bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of
the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). The development of
the human spirit is only through the Word. You’re built
through the Word and sustained through the Word. 1
Peter 2:2 says, “As newborn babes, desire the sincere
milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby.”
Prayer
Precious Father, your Word is my delight! I’m nourished, edified
and transformed by your Word today. I’m joined to the Lord,
and I’ve become one spirit with Him. Therefore, I’m sanctified
wholly, preserved blameless, spirit, soul and body, unto the
coming of the Lord. Amen.
Further study:
Jeremiah 15:16; Psalm 119:105
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 9:18-38
Genesis 29-30
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 5:31-40
Genesis 12