AND HAVE APPOINTED HIM OVER THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS;"
This was the angel inquiring to the LORD about this "man" that He had just created. We have been crowned with Glory and Honor by the Most High! It may not sound like much. Glory and Honor are everyday words. Think about this: when we literally crown someone here on earth, (a king, for example) we give them a gold crown. It is absolutely beautiful and costs millions of dollars because of the gold, jewels, detailing, and it is one of a kind. Now, God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1). Let us take a glimpse at what Heaven looks like.
Revelation 21:21 (NASB)
21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each one of the gates was a single pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
We use gold to crown our earthly kings while God uses gold to pave the streets of Heaven! That would be like us crowning a king with tarmac! If we use gold to give honor and glory to a person of royalty on earth, how much more was the glory and honor that God crowned us with if He uses gold to pave the streets of heaven? Our human minds cannot even fathom the idea of how much He loves us, how much He gave us, and what He sacrificed so that we may have life.
He gave us the world to reign over (Genesis 1:26-28). Then we sinned, The Fall of Man, and we lost everything that was given to us, including eternal life on this earth. Satan had a plan as soon as God made man. Filled with jealousy, Satan knew exactly when to strike. In doing so, he regained control of the earth (Ephesians 2:2) by using his wicked tongue (Genesis 3:1-5). Thankfully, God also had a plan. He sent down His only son to be the spotless lamb, crucified on the cross, taking all of our sins (past, present and future) upon His shoulders so that we may have eternal life in Heaven. Jesus defeated sin and gave us authority again in His name (Luke 10:18-20)!
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