We are studying Genesis again in our homeschool with a slightly different twist. We aren't just studying facts and "Bible Stories". We are trying to get down to God's principals and how it applies to our lives right now, today, everyday. We were talking specifically about Genesis 2: 7 "And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being." We did a T chart to illustrate the difference between Man and animals - how God made us different. I told the kids a lot of scientists put man on the same level as animals. They say we are just another mammal. I told them it is true we have similarities to animals such as two eyes, four limbs, nose, mouth, fingers, etc. Why? (They already knew the answer because we've talked about it before.) We all have the same Creator!Here's some of the differences we came up with: We have a definite language, we can invent and discover things, we rule over the earth, we can have a relationship with Almighty God!
We then talked about if we were like the animals what would happen if we died? We would just die. That's it. Nothing more. Done. Finite. It hit my kids like a ton of bricks. My 15 year old said "That's really scary!" No hope. No purpose. No reason to live or make life the best we can. It was a great "ah ha!" moment for all of us. Thank God we DO have a reason to live, we have a purpose to live the right way - every day, we have a goal set before us. One day we will live with Him forever if we live for Him today. What a wonderful hope! Jesus is the Answer for our lives today.
Living for Him,
Michelle
