What is Man?

Have you ever thought about it? Now I am not talking about the actual specific human make-up such as the bones, organs, cells and neutrons.

Nor am I talking about the psychological, intellectual and emotional makeup, although all this are included in the human body.

Instead, I am referring to who we are in our spiritual state.

In other words in light of all the things dwelling in the earth, how do we fair with that comparison?

Consider the vastness of the universe there is an estimation of over 100 billion galaxies

and over 100 billion stars.

Consider the vast amounts not to mention varieties of all the animals, birds, and multiple sea creatures, living in the earth and beneath the earth.

In the years 1011-971 BC, King David, who ruled over the Israel people wrote words to a worship song that addresses this very question. Known as a shepherd, musician, warrior and king, David knew his place and position in God and on this earth.

In verse one of Psalm 8, the chief musician begins the interlude of the song with this bold statement, “O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth.” In the Hebrew the word Lord is translated to YAWEH. This is a specific name given to holy God and Him alone. There is no one other than God that bears that name.

In verse two, King David focuses on the nature of man. Our true human nature is at enemy with God. Yet God’s plan was to put to silence our fleshly nature through His soon coming Son. In addition God selects the “foolish” things of the world to confound the wise.


Verse four brings to mind a harsh mind boggling reality, one that catapults a response from our hearts and voices of complete humility before an almighty God. Because of our adamic, fleshy nature and the fact that even though God knows our nature is to hate Him because we are enemies, He still is mindful of us and still wanting even longing to hang out and fellowship with us.

It is a mystery mixed with the emotions of joyful weeping married to the emotion of utter brokenness with our bodies responding by falling on our knees in utter praise and worship to a holy just God. There is no other response.

In addition, God has given additional benefits to man:

• Making man a little lower than the angels (v. 5)

• Crowning man with glory and honor (v.5)

• Man has the task and dominion appointed by God’s hand (v.6)

This beautiful musical score ends with the same chorus as in the beginning

O YAWEH, our YAWEH, How excellent is Your name in all the earth!

YES, He is excellent and YES He is our YAWEH for all that believe and receive.

Will you acknowledge God as the creator of all including you and receive His benefits and blessings? He is eagerly waiting your response.

Having Boldness to Enter

"Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, and having a High Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water"

Hebrews 10:19

Do we have the boldness to enter the Holiest place each day of our lives?

Are we faithful in drawing closer with a heart

that is first true and second in full confidence that we have the authority

and ability to approach the throne of God?

The answer is yes we are able. Yes we can!

Because we have it in our favor to appeal to Jesus who is sitting on the

right hand side of the Father.

YES!...we are able. Yes we can!

Because as evidence

of our hearts being sprinkled from an evil conscience

and our bodies washed with pure water.

All of these actions happened due to Christ willfully dying on the cross for us.

It is current ongoing future state of existence for us that call ourselves believers.

Let that be our prayer and actions this new 2010 year!

That we would enter the Holiest place with great boldness and confidence, drawing near to a loving and righteous God.

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Now THANKS be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.

II Corthinans 2:14

But THANKS be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

I Corinthians 15:57

THANKS be to God for His indescribable Gift!

II Corinthians 9:15

What are you thankful for this year? As we reflect on the many wonderful Thanksgiving traditions of family, friends fellowhship and food, these memories cause us to be grateful for all of these things and much much more.

We are and can be thankful for things that are eternal and will last throughout eternity.

What does Christ think about on Thanksgiving Day as He is sitting on the right handside of the Heavenly Father?

His goal is the same when He was here on earth walking through the streets of Jersulam.

His goal is that all would come to know and receive.

Christ was thankful for His family. Our heavenly Father and all those that say they are His

"For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven,

the same is my brother, and sister, and mother." Matt. 12:50

Christ was thankful for His friends

"Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you." John 15:14

He was grateful for eating and spending time with His disciples.

"And He said unto them, with desire to eat this passover with you before I suffer:" Luke 22:15

And He is grateful for the food that He offered to all those who would partake of it

"Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,

Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you." John 6:53

As we gave thanks to God during the month of November, let us

with a full rejoice of praise ring in December....

the month of the wonder birth of our Savior and Lord!

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