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MAN'S DUTY

   A man has three vital parts - the spirit, soul and body. Each part is necessary for proper functioning. When the Lord speaks, things comes to life (Genesis 1:3). We are the reflection of the Almighty God who is spirit (Genesis 1:26&27), which have the mind for reasoning and emotions (soul),and a container to live on this planet (the body) Genesis 2:7.
   Each part has it's function. The man created by God is spiritual like Himself, but to the showing forth of His glory and represent Him on earth, He needed to give him a body to function. We know the function of the soul and body, but what is the function of the spirit man?
   Everything the Lord created was for His pleasure (Revelation 4:11). Each creation show forth His Greatness and Majesty, so the sole aim of man creation is to WORSHIP Him. This is the function of the spirit which the soul and body can't perform, it can only be done by the spirit.
    The body can't do the work of the spirit because it's weak for such action (Matthew 26:41). The Lord is spirit, His dwelling place, ways and company(the elders, angel and heavenly creatures) are spiritual. The original man He made was spirit, but since the fall, that man has lost His spiritual sense, so he can only improvise using his physical sense and emotions.
   The bridge our Lord Jesus Christ mended was for the restoration of the original man's senses (the spirit man). So that he will connect with his maker to perform his duty - WORSHIP. Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior made it clear that the FATHER is pleased with a true worshipper in spirit (John 4:23).
   The reason being that when man fell, a virus called FLESH entered into the container and it contaminated the content (the man structure). Ever since, man became selfish and wants things for himself. This is the reason why we need the Holy spirit for proper functioning. We can't do it on our own (John 15:5) because we won't see the need for it, but the spirit helps and restore us back to our original being.
   For the Holy spirit to help us, we must firstly surrender to the Lordship of Christ Jesus by believing in His death and resurrection. Then the Holy spirit will make our body His dwelling place( Hebrew 3:6) to revive our spirit, destroy the works of the flesh and help us to worship God in spirit and in truth (John 4:24). God bless us. Amen!

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