GOD’S REFLECTION ON US

It says in Genesis 5:1 that when God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.
To fully understand this concept, I grasped on God’s word in the book of Genesis to appreciate what this meant. My awareness of this has broadened, and I truly respect what these words mean. First, one of the insights I gained from this - is that I should have a respect for my Creator. He is above all other gods that are manmade or even resemble to be like him. His creation of man gave us value and worth. He placed man in a great place called Garden of Eden. It was the best place on earth with all that man could possibly fathom to have and need. Everything was at his disposable. His authority over animals and every creature on land and sea were at his domain. If this isn’t giving value to someone then what is!

Secondly, man had a personal relationship with God and communicated with him. Adam was to be God’s representative with fullness of holiness and worth, because he bore God’s image. But as you continue reading the story in Genesis – man’s fall to sin separated us from a holy God. God is so merciful that he did not erase mankind from the earth. He gave us another chance through his son Jesus Christ who died for all of mankind’s sins, so that our relationship with God would be restored. God’s part was fulfilled, but ours remains to be done.

Finally, God still loves us, he cares for us and we are still held at precious value and worth in his eyes. When sin enters our lives it blinds us from seeing the worth God has placed on us – his creation. He has made a way for man to reconcile with Him. It is by accepting Jesus his son into our lives. When we become saved, the veil that separated us between God and sin is no longer dividing us from our Creator. We look at Jesus as our mediator; our redeemer from sin. And in our acceptance of Christ, God’s grace fills us again with his holiness. The holiness and fellowship with God has been restored. I can say: “I am now a representative of God, I have worth and value, and I am a holy vessel for God.” Therefore, I am reminded from God in 1 Peter 1:16 to “Be holy, because I am holy.” Only my godly behavior and faith will show others God’s reflection in my life. We owe it to God to have His reflection in us.