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IMAGE IS EVERYTHING

DATE: OCTOBER 28th, 2021

TOPIC: IMAGE IS EVERYTHING

BIBLE TEXT: Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. - Genesis 1:26-27

God created human beings in his own image, in the likeness of the Trinity—God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. God did not create human beings as powerless and miserable creatures. He created Adam and Eve — and he created you—in his own image.

So when a voice, either from another person or from inside of you, tells you that you are not worthwhile, remember that this just isn’t true. These are lies from the enemy, who doesn’t want you to remember who you are — God’s beloved child.

When you feel bad about who you are, when you cut yourself down or say negative things about yourself, you are insulting God’s image. You are not seeing yourself as a child of God.

We need to open our hearts to God’s love, open our minds to God’s Word and let his power into our lives, so that we will know who we are. When we do this, we will understand who we belong to: our awe-inspiringly magnificent God. And we will know that we are awe-inspiringly magnificent too. 

PRAYER
Dear God, thank you for creating us in your image. Please help us to remember this when we are feeling down on ourselves, and let us glorify you. Amen.

INSIGHT
• If you could be anyone in the world, who would you be?
• Would you ever insult or make fun of God? Why or why not?

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