July 6, 2015
Scripture Reading: Genesis 1:26-31
26Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
27So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
28God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
29Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.
31God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
Questions for Reflection:
What does it mean that God made mankind “in his own image”? What does this communicate to you about the importance of human life? What responsibility does God give mankind from the beginning? How can we fulfill that command through our lives today? Yesterday Trey said that we were created for purpose, order, beauty, community. In what ways do you see that in this passage? In what ways do you need God to bring those elements into your life?