History - already made!

History is one loaded english word. It can relate to any number of things dealing with time which has already occured. I imagine that a many number of people when faced with the word history will automatically think of some kind of history. It might be the subject as taught in school, or maybe the wars which have torn so many countries and people in many directions, or maybe more personal looking at their own past, or perhaps contemplative thinking about what is still yet to become history.

What I find interesting about history is that there is only one, and yet each of us have many. In case you don't follow my train of thought I'll explain briefly. History in the broad sense of the word is 'the aggregate of past events' meaning that everything which has already occured is part of one history from before creation until now. History can also however be related to something specific which is how we commonly study it. So each of us has our own personal history looking at what has occurred in our life here on earth. Then there is the history as related to us  by the group of people we're related to - our family history, or the history of your place of employment, or the history or your gender. Another one is the history of your country and your ethnicity. You see, each of us have many different histories but in fact are only part of one.

If we follow our history back we will find that they all culminate together until we are all sharing the same origin of our history. Often each of us think we are special or unique or different, and we are in some ways, but when you get down to it we are all the same, and all come from the same place, the same origin. We all share in the same history.

Now your next question might be what history is it that we share? I'm from this place and you're from that place. I've never met you before and we're not related so how is it that we share the same history?? Well, I hope that is your question - or that you are already familiar enough with my thinking to know what the answer is.

I believe that what the Bible says is true, and in Genesis we hear the story of creation - how the world came to be, and also how we came to be.

Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness."

Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

So, you see, we are all made in the image of God, and brought to life by his breath. Now my question to you is, if this is right, who should we be living for? Have a read of Genesis 3 to see what other history we all share too.

God Bless