Reading Genesis 1 made something clear to me, the events described there are fundamentally spiritual first, and were only then made physical in chapter 2. Everything that was made manifest on earth first existed in the spirit. The heavenly realm is the original template, it's a non-geographical, spiritual place where creation had its first existence. The substantial world is the tangible expression of that spiritual reality.
Before the physical formation of the world, heaven already existed as the dwelling place for spiritual beings and served as the blueprint for what would later be formed on earth. In that sense, heaven is the earth’s blueprint.
What do I mean by “blueprint”? A blueprint is a strategic outline that lays out the steps, objectives, and resources required for a project to succeed. If we think of earth as “Project Earth,” then for the project to succeed the objectives and resources of heaven must be engaged. Man has been appointed by God as managers of the earth; we’re meant to operate according to the blueprint. For us, that blueprint is Christ, we are created in his image and are meant to reflect his pattern.
So, on a natural level everything on earth has a corresponding reality in heaven. Picture the heavens and the earth as the same structure expressed in two different dimensions; one spiritual, one physical. That’s why, when Jesus taught us to pray, he instructed us to pray that the reality of heaven, the Father’s will would find expression on earth.
I'll like to bring to your consciousness how God has placed us all on earth to fulfill the mandate of the kingdom(heaven on earth) by giving us flesh and blood, i just said we existed in the spirit but as spirits there no way we could ever manage the earth and bring to life God's perfect blueprint, so God in His wisdom gave us flesh and so even though we are originally spirits we possess flesh as a tool to achieve the mandate.
It's a waste if time living to finally go back yo where you're not needed, honestly no man is needed in the heavens, it's the earth that needs you so don't waste time, it's never late to engage the word of word, know His will and partner with the Holy Spirit to fulfill the mandate of the kingdom, that's why you were given that flesh, that's the primary purpose you were born.
My flesh is my best friend, I've conquered death in Christ, I'll live to fulfill the mandate.
This understanding should invite us to engage the spiritual realities behind the visible world and to steward creation in alignment with the heavenly pattern.
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