Born of Earth

In Genesis 2:7, the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and the man became a living being. We can say that our bodies were originally Born of the Earth.

Try to imagine rich fertile soil, dense with all the nutrients of the earth. Does your body feel like it comes from the essence of that? Why not? Our diets!

And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he planted every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. In Genesis 1:29, And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.” Even the beasts, birds and everything that creeps on the earth, were given green plant for food. And God saw everything he had made, and beheld, it was very good (Genesis 1:31). So in the beginning, according to Genesis 1:29, we were created to grow and thrive on a vegetarian lifestyle.

When was the first change made to our diet? The dietary statutes changed after the incident of the flood (Genesis 9:3). Was it ideal? No, but it was necessary for survival at the time. Knowing what I know about nutrition and the ideal state of the human body, as well as consuming a vegetarian based diet, I do not believe we were supposed to subside on a flesh based diet. We only need to honestly look at the number of diseases caused by our dietary choices and habits to know that we are killing ourselves with our food.

But there is hope! Over the course of centuries we’ve eaten ourselves into illness and disease (to a certain degree). We can eat ourselves out of it. Humankind may never be 100 percent free from illness, at least not for several generations, but through modifications to our lives and lifestyles (including working our way back toward the dietary code God originally intended for humanity), we can make a difference in our lives now and for generations to come.

The Genesis Hope is that we all live our True Identity; in soul and body. The journey back to this hope is that we regain insight into our Original Inherent Nature and heal the damage done to our bodies. Working our way back to the dietary code of the 6th day of creation can assist in this journey back to Your Body’s True Identity.

GHA 101:  Earth Fundamentals – Restoring your Body