SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 01/12/2006
My Worship Time Focus:
Creation of Man Part 1
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Genesis 1:26-28
Message of the verse: “26 Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our
image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea
and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and
over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’ 27 God
created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and
female He created them. 28 God blessed them; and God said to them, ‘Be
fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the
fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that
moves on the earth.’”
In verse 26
it seems that the Trinity can be seen because the word “Us” is used as if God
were speaking to someone, yet there was no one else involved in the creation of
man other than the Triune God. The verse
goes on to say that man would have rule over the creatures that God had just
made. Man would loose this privilege
when Adam sinned against God by eating the fruit in rebellion to God. There
will be a day coming when God will restore this privilege to man to rule over
His creation and that will be when Jesus Christ returns to the earth to set up
His kingdom.
Verse 27
speaks of man being created in the image of God, and this makes us different
than the creatures that God had made.
When God created man He breathed into him the breath of life, and this
was not just air, but God gave man a spiritual life that was lost when Adam
sinned. This is why Jesus Christ came to
earth, to restore this Spiritual life to those who will accept His work on the
cross as being for them and thus receive forgiveness for their sin and become a
part of God’s own family.
In verse 28
God blesses man and again tells them that they have rule over the fish of the
seas and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on
the earth.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: When I look at the world around me and look
at the stars in the skies I do not have to think that all of this was some kind
of cosmetic accident, but I know that the very God who created me in His own
image created all of this for man to enjoy, yet sin has marred this, however
God, through His Son Jesus Christ has caused me to be born again so that one
day I will see Him face to face and have the opportunity to thank Him for all
of His creation.
I am
thankful to know that I am created in the image of God.
The Word of God has been refreshing to my heart as I read
and studied it this morning.
My Steps of Faith
Today: To trust the Lord to see me
through the tests that I have to go through this morning, to give me His
strength and to take away my fears. To
trust in the love of God and not to think that I have to perform in order to be
pleasing in God’s sight, because I have all that I need for godliness in Christ
Jesus. To trust the Lord to teach me
contentment and to direct my path.
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