I am dust. Actually, men are dust, women are rib bones. Come to think of it, bones turn to dust when exposed to extreme heat. So, it could be said that all humans are dust. After all, God did create the first man, Adam, out of dust. Then He proceeded to create the first woman, Eve, from a rib taken out of Adam’s side (Gen. 2:7, 2:21-22). It is God who put us here on earth, and without Him we would be as worthless as the dust from which we came.
I appreciate the visual image this truth creates in my mind. It fosters feelings of humility and gratitude while reminding me of my humanity and dependence upon God. I can’t help but acknowledge God’s incomprehensible majesty while recognizing my insignificance before Him.
Yet, as important as it is for us to keep this perspective, it’s equally important for us to grasp a life-changing truth we might tend to deny or forget – the astounding worth and value that God ascribes to us. Not only do we have immeasurable value in God because of who He is, but also to God because of His endless unconditional love for us.
But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love forever and ever (Psalm 52:8).
Each one of us was specifically, individually, uniquely created by Almighty God (Psalm 139). Think about it. Considering the fact that God created mankind from the dust of the ground, it’s remarkable that this all-knowing, all-present, all-powerful God would regard us with such high esteem. But He does. He chose to create you. He chose to love you for eternity with a love that cannot be quenched and will never change. Embrace this life-giving truth as yours and ask God to make it more real to you each day.
By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me — a prayer to the God of my life (Psalm 42:8).
