THE LIFTING POWER OF HIS PRESENCE

Adam was created from the dust of the Earth. Because GOD used dust, man was created to be

dependent upon his creator, as dust is incapable  of holding its form. Had Adam been formed of clay,

the image into which he was made would have been able to maintain itself. GOD breathed into Adam "the breath of life."

In the LORD'S original intention, man was formed to live and function on two levels of relationship and experience - the "earthly"

realm and also, the "heavenly" realm. The "breath" that GOD breathe into Adam was the sustaining power to maintain him

on eact of these levels of life. Due to the high calling of man to commune and fellowship with his creator, and to exercise

dominion over the earth, man was required to be tested in order to maintain this state of dependent submission.