Everyone knows what a 'made man' is in Mafia lore. [Yes, I confess a certain weakness for gangster movies...I repent]
When a man is 'made' in Mafia circles, he enters into the full rights and privileges of the 'Family.' Interestingly, it is a ceremony of blood covenant, and only 'made' men can rule within the family.
Hmm...
Consider how God looks at the concept of 'made'...
'...(as it is written, "A Father of many nations have I MADE you”) in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist.' [Romans 4:17]
God changed Abram's name to Abraham—The Father of Many Nations—before Isaac was born! "A Father of many nations have I MADE you!"
God decrees things.
"...declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things which have not been done, saying, 'My purpose will be established, and I will accomplish all My good pleasure'" [Isaiah 46:10]
This is God's MO—how He does things. He created the heavens and the earth by decree, He created man by decree. [Genesis 1, 2]
Yad, Again...
The Hebrew word ‘yad’ is translated several ways: hand, power, strength...when you research how it is used in the Old Testament, it is obvious that it is the powerful, strong hand which accomplishes things in the earth. The power [yad, or hand] of life and death is in the tongue [Proverbs 18:21], which could alternately be translated ‘Death and life is in the hand of the tongue…’ [Read Yad, The Yad of God, The Yad of God 2 ]
God 'makes' things by His words and by blood covenants.
We're Made!
Guess what? We've been MADE things, too.
'But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, MADE us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved ), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus...' [Ephesians 2:4-6]
'...so that being justified by His grace we would be MADE heirs according to the hope of eternal life.' [Titus 3:7]
'...to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous MADE perfect...' [Hebrews 12:23]
'For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be MADE righteous.' [Romans 5:19]
'But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is MADE unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption...' [1 Corinthians 1:30 KJV]
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be MADE the righteousness of God in him.' [2 Corinthians 5:21 KJV]
And we know it worked, because He calls us saints. The Greek word is hagios…most holy ones! Not sinners, but the righteousness of God in Christ. Hallelujah!
Made like Him, made to reign in life.
Made.
