Genesis 1:26-28 And God said, Let us make man in our own image, after our likeness…So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him: male and female created he them. And God blessed them…
Oh praise His Holy Name Friends! Today was one of those days when I couldn’t decide on a Bit. Then suddenly this bright idea hit me; why not go right back to the beginning, when God in His wisdom -we won’t argue that – decided to create man. Yes Friends, on the sixth day, having made all the necessary preparations; the earth, sky, sea, plants and the lesser creatures, God was ready for the climactic moment in His miraculous week of creativity. ‘And God said, Let us make man…’ Note people, that unlike all the other creatures, where God commanded the waters and the earth to bring them forth, (vs.20,24) He decided to mould us personally, to fashion man ‘in our own image, after our likeness…So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him: male and female created he them.’ What a spectacular gift, what an awesome privilege He bestowed, by creating us in His own likeness! As the three year old told her father; He mixed up some dirt and bones, covered it with skin, moulded it to resemble Him, then like the potter with the clay, baked it in His secret fire. Then He breathed life into the nostrils of that figure, and voila! Man became a living soul! And our reproduction now, is just as exciting and exhilarating as Adam’s formation from the dust. So we should all say with Bruh David: ‘I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.’ (Ps.139:14) An unarguable fact people. God made us in His image, lower than the angels, but much higher than the other creatures. They reproduce their kind, but only man resembles God, and reproduces in that same image. ‘And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, and called his name Seth.’ (Gen.5:3) Ah Friends, what high hopes our Creator had for us; making us to look like Him, primarily in spiritual terms. Only man has a brain, with the capacity to think rationally, the capacity for eternal life, moral discernment, self realization, to talk, and so, fellowship in praise and worship. And like the rest of His handiwork, God was pleased with His beautiful creation, which mirrored His likeness. ‘And God blessed them…’ As per the scholars, to bless is not to only bestow a gift, but also to assign a function: ‘And God said unto them, Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.’ (vs.28) But sadly Friends, shortly thereafter, we fell from grace through the disobedience of our forefathers, and been paying a hefty price since then. And though we still retain His image, it’s been somewhat tarnished by sin, that’s become our inherent nature. But God is LOVE, and despite all our faults, if we’re obedient to His will, He’ll help us. And He demonstrated that amazing LOVE by sending His only Son, Jesus, to die in innocence, to pay for our sins, once and for all time! Wow! And when we believe, place our faith in Jesus, whose spilled blood washed away our guilt, then salvation and eternal life are ours; the tarnish of sin is removed from our souls, and we again resemble our Creator. Oh Friends, how much more can we ask of Him eh? He made us. But we disobeyed. Then He provided the means for us to be made whole again. It’s so unselfish, forgiving and merciful, that it should just make us want to jump for joy, sing His praises, give thanks for His loving kindness, worship Him with majesty, and go out into the sinful world, excitedly and enthusiastically spreading His Holy Word. Oh Friends, I’m all worked up now! (smile) But More Time, and Much LOVE!…creation and redemption…should be cause for… GREAT JOY…
Oh praise His Holy Name Friends! Today was one of those days when I couldn’t decide on a Bit. Then suddenly this bright idea hit me; why not go right back to the beginning, when God in His wisdom -we won’t argue that – decided to create man. Yes Friends, on the sixth day, having made all the necessary preparations; the earth, sky, sea, plants and the lesser creatures, God was ready for the climactic moment in His miraculous week of creativity. ‘And God said, Let us make man…’ Note people, that unlike all the other creatures, where God commanded the waters and the earth to bring them forth, (vs.20,24) He decided to mould us personally, to fashion man ‘in our own image, after our likeness…So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him: male and female created he them.’ What a spectacular gift, what an awesome privilege He bestowed, by creating us in His own likeness! As the three year old told her father; He mixed up some dirt and bones, covered it with skin, moulded it to resemble Him, then like the potter with the clay, baked it in His secret fire. Then He breathed life into the nostrils of that figure, and voila! Man became a living soul! And our reproduction now, is just as exciting and exhilarating as Adam’s formation from the dust. So we should all say with Bruh David: ‘I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.’ (Ps.139:14) An unarguable fact people. God made us in His image, lower than the angels, but much higher than the other creatures. They reproduce their kind, but only man resembles God, and reproduces in that same image. ‘And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, and called his name Seth.’ (Gen.5:3) Ah Friends, what high hopes our Creator had for us; making us to look like Him, primarily in spiritual terms. Only man has a brain, with the capacity to think rationally, the capacity for eternal life, moral discernment, self realization, to talk, and so, fellowship in praise and worship. And like the rest of His handiwork, God was pleased with His beautiful creation, which mirrored His likeness. ‘And God blessed them…’ As per the scholars, to bless is not to only bestow a gift, but also to assign a function: ‘And God said unto them, Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.’ (vs.28) But sadly Friends, shortly thereafter, we fell from grace through the disobedience of our forefathers, and been paying a hefty price since then. And though we still retain His image, it’s been somewhat tarnished by sin, that’s become our inherent nature. But God is LOVE, and despite all our faults, if we’re obedient to His will, He’ll help us. And He demonstrated that amazing LOVE by sending His only Son, Jesus, to die in innocence, to pay for our sins, once and for all time! Wow! And when we believe, place our faith in Jesus, whose spilled blood washed away our guilt, then salvation and eternal life are ours; the tarnish of sin is removed from our souls, and we again resemble our Creator. Oh Friends, how much more can we ask of Him eh? He made us. But we disobeyed. Then He provided the means for us to be made whole again. It’s so unselfish, forgiving and merciful, that it should just make us want to jump for joy, sing His praises, give thanks for His loving kindness, worship Him with majesty, and go out into the sinful world, excitedly and enthusiastically spreading His Holy Word. Oh Friends, I’m all worked up now! (smile) But More Time, and Much LOVE!…creation and redemption…should be cause for… GREAT JOY…
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