For you were made in my image.

For
you were made in my image.
Genesis
1:27 (NKJV) 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female
He created them.

In
the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. While all that He made
was good, something deep in His heart was not yet satisfied. So on the 6th day,
God created man in His own image.. We read in Genesis 2:7 that He breathed into man’s
nostrils the breathe of life.
How
close must God have been to Adam, to actually breathe into His nostrils? What a
tender moment that must have been, as Adam took his first breathe, opened up
his eyes only to see the loving gaze of his Father calling him to life. We are
not gods, nor will we ever be gods, but we were made in the image of our
Creator. Within each person, there lies a divine DNA imprint that comes from
God alone.
We
are God’s children and we have been created to reflect His image. When I look
at my own daughter, I can see a little of myself in her. It brings me great joy
to see a part of me reflected in her. What joy it must bring to the Father’s
heart, when He can see His own likeness being mirrored in us.
Jesus
was the exact representation of His Father (Hebrews 1:3) and came to show us
what His Father was really like. We have the privilege of having the fullness
of the Godhead dwelling in our mortal bodies too! What character traits of
Father do you have in your life? Do you have His smile? His touch? His laugh?
The next time you look in a mirror, look for the Father in your reflection, for
He created you in His own image.
PRAYER
Father, I thank You that I was created in Your image. Help me to see the
reflection of Your beauty in my life. Thank You for sustaining me by Your
divine DNA imprint in my life. May Your likeness, and the likeness of your Son,
be reflected in all that I am, and all that I do. In the name of your beloved
Son, Jesus, I pray, Amen.