Friday September 29th, 2023
« So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them »
24 Then God commanded, “Let the earth produce all kinds of animal life: domestic and wild, large and small”—and it was done.
25 So God made them all, and He was pleased with what He saw.
26 Then God said, “And now We will make human beings; they will be like Us and resemble Us. They will have power over the fish, the birds, and all animals, domestic and wild, large and small.”
27 So God created human beings, making them to be like Himself. He created them male and female,
28 blessed them, and said, “Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals.
29 I have provided all kinds of grain and all kinds of fruit for you to eat;
30 but for all the wild animals and for all the birds I have provided grass and leafy plants for food”—and it was done.
31 God looked at everything He had made, and He was very pleased. Evening passed and morning came—that was the sixth day.
God decide to make man the chief of all His creation.
This was in order to make the man overseer of all creation.
God decided to make man a ‘small’ God – a similitude of Himself, to rule the earth on His behalf (John 10:34). Psalm 82:6 says we are gods.
To be called a god is marvelous.
« Then God said, “Let us make humankind in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” »
Genesis 1:26 New Revised Standard Version
God created man in His own image, blessed the man and gave him dominion over the whole of creation.
However, this was not without clear-cut instructions on how the man should exercise his dominion.
It is unfortunate that the 2st century Church is guilty of exercising unlimited freedom-acting as though Jesus Christ had saved us into lawlessness and unguided freedom.
This is the reason human beings must live up to God’s expectation as ‘god’s’ to the rest of creation, according to Psalm 82:6.
Apostle Paul asked in Romans 6:1-2 NKJV
« What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? »
We must jealously guard our position in God’s creation and redemption.
Our first parents lost it; we found it in Christ and so we must be careful not to take the grace of God for granted anymore.
Jesus Christ restored us to this prestigious position and the Scripture confirms it thus 1 Peter 2:9 NKJV
« But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; »
The divine assessment of the whole of creation is
« Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.…..»
Genesis 1:31NKJV.
My prayer is that, in whatever way you may have fallen short of God’s perfection, may you be restored, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Application: Find out those things in your life that have gone bad. Pray that God who redeemed you will restore those good things today, in Jesus’ name.
Author: Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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