Scripture to Read: Genesis 1:4-31 & 2:1-3
One other phrase God used in His “Creation Account” is the phrase, …each according to its kind” or “…according to their kinds.” We find this phrase used in Genesis 1:11, 12, 21, 24, and 25. Why is this so important? Because God wanted us to know that all of the creatures He created were made in the likeness of “its own kind.” But, when it comes to mankind, God says this in Genesis 1:26-27, “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. Man was created in the image of God, unlike plants and animals. This is what is referred to in Latin as “Imago Dei” (image of God). Because we have been made in God’s image, every person is accountable to God. In Genesis 1:26, God references Himself as “Us” and “Our.” We have one God, but He manifests Himself in three persons (Father, Son, and Spirit). We know Christ came and lived a sinless life and became sin for us so we could be made righteous (2 Corinthians 5:21). The good news for everyone who follows Christ by faith is that we will one day enjoy a sinless eternity with Him in a New Heaven and New Earth (Revelation 21:1-4).
Challenge & Application
1. What did God teach you today about who you are and how God created you?
2. How are you living now, knowing that one day you will live in a sinless eternity with our Lord Jesus Christ?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!