Spirit, God's breath was breathed into man's nostrils, creating him to be an eternal being.
"Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being." (Genesis 2:7 NIV)
The spirit of a man can NEVER die. After leaving the body, it will exist infinitely in one of two realms, the one above or the one beneath.
"Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed"— (1 Corinthians 15:51 NIV)
The spirit cannot function on this planet without a body. The body is a type of "earth suit." It is the natural part of the supernatural being. With it, we are able to move and communicate.
The body is our connection to earth, while our spirit is our connection to heaven.
Within the spirit lies "free will" or the mind or the soul. This is the driving force of our determination and will and the source of our emotions. This is what separates us from animals- it is not the spirit but rather the soul/mind.
Genesis explains that a spirit being resides within animals, this is their connection to their Creator : "And they went into the ark with Noah, two and two of all flesh in which there were the breath and spirit of life."(Genesis 7:15 AMP)
This gift of reasoning gave us responsibility, it put us in charge of our own destiny.
God chose to give us the ability to make our own decisions, to reason out problems and form solutions. He gave us our right to choose Him or ignore Him.
"This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob."(Deuteronomy 30:19, 20 NIV)
The mind is the body's control panel.
It is both a blessing and a curse. It analyzes and assesses, it agrees and complains. It controls the most important organ of the body, the life-force of the being- the tongue.
The tongue is like the body's rudder. It is told what to speak or confess by the mind and then the body carries out the action.
"Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit." (Proverbs 18:21 NKJV)
The original design of man was Spirit-soul/mind and body. Through direct connection with The Creator and His glory, the spirit would influence the will/mind/soul's thoughts. Then the thoughts would bring forth action.
Furthermore, this spirit/soul/body was created to be blameless, to remain in holy communion with the creator. And with this communion would come eternal life and immortality.
"May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Thessalonians 5:23 NIV)
But as we know, man took a turn, he fell away and fought to be in control. With little to no nourishment or holy communion, the spirit withered, withdrew and the mind became the driving force that we all know so well today- SELF!
Through generations of spiritual neglect, the mind developed into its own force. It learned to be self-sufficient, powerful and self-reliant. Forgetting its origin, it broke free from the Creator and the life giving being- the Spirit within. It became obsessed with self-preservation and temporal concerns. It became Selfish, not self-less.
The very gift of reasoning severed its only connection to eternal life through severing all communication with the Creator.
In order to bring heaven to earth, the spirit must re-connect with its eternal life force-the Creator- the giver of life. It must retrain the mind and control the tongue. In this lies the power to manifest heaven on earth.
The spirit guides, the mind follows and the tongue confesses:
"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."(Matthew 6:9, 10 NIV)
This will, your will be done on this earth as in heaven. We will see, I do see heaven on this earth!
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