In The Beginning...God made heaven and earth and air and plants and birds and fish and dogs (not cats) and lots of other creations and finally He made human beings.
In Genesis 2:7 we see that God 'breathed into his [mans] nostrils the breath of life.' God didn't do this with any other creation. There is something special about Gods relationship with man and woman - we're made to be like Him in a lot of very important ways. In 2:22-23 we see that woman is made from the bone and flesh of man. This is important too. It shows us that flesh and bone, the human body, is very important to God. So important that He uses it to create more life.
At camp on Sunday Night we talked about Lifeblood: the life of the flesh is in the blood - Leviticus 17:11. This shows us that all living creatures are important and loved by God. However, because humans are made in a more special way than animals we know that man and woman have a special place in Gods heart and Gods plan.
So God breathes Life into Adam
From Adams flesh God creates Eve
Both Adam and Eve have flowing within them the blood and the breath of Life
NOW before we get to the sacrifice and sin and leaves and furs...I want you notice something very important that should help you understand why the Bible (the Scriptures, Old and New Testaments) are so important and trustworthy.
Read 2 Timothy 3:16 - 'All Scripture is God-breathed...'
Did you catch that? The Bible, Scripture, The Word of God is 'God-breathed' - in the original Greek language the word is 'theopneustos' - this simply means that God spoke the words of the Bible. IF God spoke these words then they must be important right? Yes.
Not only are they important but like the breath God breathed into Adam in the beginning - this breath gives life. Reading the Bible, studying the story of God, discovering Jesus throughout the entire Bible fills us with a new kind of spiritual life.
In other words - Reading the Bible is like Breathing in the Breath of God - the Breath of Life. It's refreshing and challenges us to become more like Jesus, like God.
So - before we move on, spend some time reading the first few chapters of Genesis:
Note how wild of a story it is.
Think about how creative God is.
Think about how important man and woman are to God.
Think about how awesome it is that the same God that breathed life into the first man is breathing life into you and me - take a deep breath and thank God you're alive.
Know that you can trust the Bible to tell us about Gods love for us.