Human Trinity

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"As far as the soul has been traced and followed from the body,
it is found to be thinking.
It thinks in death, and, according to Christ, thinks after death"
- Carradine
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I am a firm believer that I know nothing.
How comforting!!

I am a firm believer that I did not command my presence.
How sweet to know I am loved!!

I am a firm believer that my purpose is far greater than I can imagine.
How humbling to know I am used!!

I am a firm believer that my Lord is with me.
I am a firm believer that I will one day sit at His feet
and praise Him for His Greatness.
I am a firm believer that the Glory of living with Him for eternity
is more than enough for me.

We have our own very own Trinity. Let's look at it...

1. The body. The body includes the obvious. (And I just look like this.)

"My frame was not hidden from thee,
When I was made in secret,
And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance;
And in thy book they were all written,
Even the days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was none of them."
Psalms 139:15-16 (ASV)

2. The mind. The mind is knowledge.

Let's think about that. In Genesis, which tree was forbidden? And which fruit did the serpent, aka Satan, convince Eve to eat? Perhaps knowledge isn't the most desirable attribute of one's character. Perhaps God wanted to keep us from knowledge. Perhaps knowledge is a tool of evil. Perhaps when we know too much we try to play God. Perhaps this is why God confused the language at the Tower of Babel. Knowledge is power and power is pride and pride is... well, you know the story.

"Search me, O God, and know my heart:
Try me, and know my thoughts;
And see if there be any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting."
Psalms 139:23-24 (ASV)

3. The soul. Ah, the soul. The most mysterious aspect of humanity. The thing that distinguishes us from all the other life on earth. The thing God gave us from His very being. The actual representation of God, in us. The thing God made in His image (you didn't think it was the body, did you? It can be confusing..)

Now these three things have proportion. They total 100 percent of you. There are no bonus points, so you get what you get. You are what you are. You can tweak and re-configure, but there will never be more than 100 percent.

So, you can probably see where I am going with this...

We can work out all day and try to perfect our physique. We can become obsessed with knowledge and strive to be the smartest or the most successful or whatever we wish to gain from knowing. Or we can develop our spirit, our soul, the very thing that serves as our connection to our Creator.
Im voting on the latter.


You may ask, "What is there to gain by being close to God?"

Welll.... Imagine yourself as an artist. Or carpenter. Or gardener. Or a Farmville playa.
Who else is going to appreciate your creation more than you? Whomever will love your creation more than you? You can sit all day long and explain the details and tell the stories about how you made it or show off your ability with hay bales, but noone else gets it. They don't understand.

I'll bet you, being the creation, don't even understand. It's impossible to fully understand. But the Creator does. He knows. He knows you intimately. He is with you even if you aren't with Him. Why would you not want to be with Him?

" I will give thanks unto thee; For I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well."
Psalms 139:14 (ASV)


And when we do remember Him, let us remember Him in thanksgiving.
Let us remember Him in humility.
Let us remember the Hands that crafted us, and our hands that serve as His.
And let us sit at His feet and rest against Him.
And let us sing to Him in praise-
For loving us so much, with sacrificial love, love that we do not understand.

Love that shows us no wrath, Love that transcends this world.
Love that died so that we may live forever. FOREVER.

Every hope we have now came when Jesus came. There must be atonement for sin. As Newton once explained, for every action there is equal and opposite reaction.

When Jesus came, He was the Body. He was the missing link for all creation's purpose. He fulfilled that which was promised in the beginning. When He left earth, His spirit entered man. God is with man, closer than your own skin.

So when you pray, imagine your vision of Jesus sitting beside you, listening to you. Or better yet, just focus on Him. I'm pretty sure there isn't a whole lot He doesn't already know.

Fly with Christ!