In the Image of God
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. (Gen 1:27)
Man is the crowning work of God’s creative word.
Man was made last. Everything was created first so that they can serve man.
Man became a living soul.
Man is a totally different creation from the beasts.
He is able to commune with God. The beasts can’t do that. Even angels do not commune with God the way man does.
Only man was created in God’s image and given dominion over the earth.
Man was made to enjoy God and glorify Him forever.
Man was made to resemble or reflect God.
A Roman coin bore the image of Caesar. A man bears the image of His Creator.
We are created like God spiritually, morally, mentally, socially.
Unfortunately, that image of God in us is distorted by sin.
But through Christ, we become new creations. We partake of God’s divine nature. We can once again reflect His image.
By which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature (2 Pet 1:4).
What an honor to be able to reflect the image of God!
Whether we are Jew or Gentile, male or female, high or no education, highly or lowly paid, strong or weak physique, we all bear the image of God.
We are not beasts. We are not even angels.
We are children of God and we bear His image in us.
Let’s live worthy of His image.
(MT)