October 17
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GENESIS 1
24 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. 25 And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. – Genesis 1:24-27
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GENESIS 1 THE MAKING OF MAN IN GOD’S IMAGE
A poem inspired by these verses by ILMA
On the sixth day, God brough forth livestock, beasts and creeping things on earth
He made the beasts and livestock and creeping creatures according to their kinds
And he was pleased that he made all these creatures to fill the land
Then God finally brought forth the making of man in his own image.
“Let us make man in our image after our own likeness” was his very words
Together with his Son and his Spirit, he created man and the whole world
Both make and female, God gave his own traits, abilities and character
Man is the ultimate being that he made for he created them like him.
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If you grew up in the Christian faith, you have heard these verses many times. If you are new to the faith, these verses will solidify your belief in the Creator of all things. If you are an unbeliever, you will probably question the validity of these verses. It is interesting to observe that these verses have been taken lightly and for granted even by Christians themselves. I think verse 26 is the directive to mankind. Man’s role is to be the mirror reflecting God himself and he is to oversee and steward the other creatures that was created before him. What a great honor for man to be made in God’s own image. Are we reflecting God by the way we live, behave and honor our mandate to steward the earth?
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REFLECTION
• How are we to take the honor given to us when God made us into his own image?