"Then God said, 'Let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness...' And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them."
The whole of God's creation is a marvel of design, complexity, diversity, intricasy, intrigue, interest and care, but the greatest thing about His creation is our creation, in that God thought it was worth making someone like Himself. And the fact is, no matter how deeply sin marred that image, we still have in our soul the principle of life that God can still appeal to with the great truths of redemption, regeneration and restoration. In this creation lies the promise of a new creation, for it was God who said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness... So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." He hasn't changed His mind. This is what we are meant to be, and the rest of Scripture is a running commentary on the extent to which God would go to restore us again to His likeness, and the resounding optimism of God's grace that declares, "Yes He can!" The greatest promise of God to any soul is that He can redeem! He can regenerate! He can restore! Let's never diminish that possibility. It has behind it the unfailing principles, presence, provision and promises of God.
The whole of God's creation is a marvel of design, complexity, diversity, intricasy, intrigue, interest and care, but the greatest thing about His creation is our creation, in that God thought it was worth making someone like Himself. And the fact is, no matter how deeply sin marred that image, we still have in our soul the principle of life that God can still appeal to with the great truths of redemption, regeneration and restoration. In this creation lies the promise of a new creation, for it was God who said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness... So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." He hasn't changed His mind. This is what we are meant to be, and the rest of Scripture is a running commentary on the extent to which God would go to restore us again to His likeness, and the resounding optimism of God's grace that declares, "Yes He can!" The greatest promise of God to any soul is that He can redeem! He can regenerate! He can restore! Let's never diminish that possibility. It has behind it the unfailing principles, presence, provision and promises of God.
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