I spoke this past Sunday morning from the book of Genesis
chapter 1: 26 - 27. I was talking about
being made in the image of God. You are
free to download the sermon from iTunes entitled Can You Handle the Truth?
I did not finish that sermon wanted to share some of my
thoughts concerning what it means to be in the image of God.
There are three words I want us to think about today:
1. Relational - The truth is you can have a relationship
with God! Humans are the only creatures
on the earth that can have a relationship with the creator!
How wonderful is that?
He made you to enjoy - you were
made for a relationship with the almighty!
There was a part of us that was made for God and we are seeking to know
God. I believe that you and I were
made for a relationship with God and until you have a relationship with the one
who created you, life does not make
sense. You get to have a relationship
with a creator himself! What a
privilege. No animal has that
opportunity, no animal has that privilege but you do!
2. Rational - I believe that to be created in the image of
God means that we have the ability to reason.
God in Scripture gave man the ability to reason. You can think through circumstances and
make decisions based upon your thinking.
Animals do not have that that ability. Animals have instincts, and they have
learned and conditioned behavior but they do not have rational thinking. If animals had reason the watering hole in Africa would look
different. They would understand that these
lions were hunting them and they would not go down to drink until those lions
were dealt with.
3. Responsible – Maybe you have
never thought about it, but out of all of God’s creation to be made in the
image of God means we bear responsibility.
We bear responsibility to God and to others. In verse 26 it says we are to have Dominion
over the things of the earth.
In verse 28 and following God talks about the Dominion he gave humans again. I want you do listen to me very carefully: I am not saying go home and hug a tree. I am not a tree hugger, but I do believe
that God has created us to have dominion over this Earth and one day we will
give an account for what we have done to this earth.
We were given the responsibility to take care of this world
around us! We are responsible not only
for this world but we are also responsible for our decisions. How we treat one another, what we do with
Jesus Christ, God’s gift to us. So to
be made in the image of God is to understand our responsibilities.
That
is a brief overview of what I was going to share this past Sunday morning I
hope it helps as you think through what it means to be created in the image of
God.
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