Holding Adam's Hand

“So God created man in his own image,

In the image of God he created him;

Male and female he created them.”

Genesis 1

The Bible says that; God saw all that he had made, and it was very good! Since Adam and Eve walked on this spinning rock, there have been billions of people come and go. Death is quite a common occurrence. Most of them have been buried in the earth. Death was not supposed to even happen! Adam and Eve were created to live forever; they were warned that if they ate the forbidden fruit, they would—die! God’s exact words were, “You will surely die.” You know the story, they ate the forbidden fruit, judgment was pronounced, and they died.

What happened to their body? We discovered in Genesis 2:7 that man was made from the dust of the ground! We know that’s where he came from, but where do we go? We discover further in Genesis 3:19, that from dust you are and dust you will return. That accounts for the body we dwell in; but what about the rest of us? The Bible reveals in Genesis 2:7 that God “breathed” into man the ‘breath of life’. Where does that life-giving breath go? Where do our spirit and soul go? Back to the Creator of course!

It appears that, “I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” (Psalms 139:14) The next time you work in the dirt, whether planting a flower or tilling the ground to plant a crop, you may very well be holding Adam’s hand!