The Pinnacle of God's Creation!

Genesis 1:26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."

Today we will start to work through a new book in the bible, the Book of Genesis. Just taking the time to read even one chapter daily and meditating upon a particular verse will open your heart to hear the voice of God through His word.

There are many marvelous and wonderful things in creation. Just take some time on a clear night, gaze up into the sky, and there is no doubt that you will become enchanted by the beauty of the stars. An October day in the mountains of Pennsylvania will enable you to see a vast array of stunning colors as the trees go into a dorment stage. And probably my favorite, the ocean. It is magnificent in size and the sound of its surging power somehow brings comfort and peace to us. All of these things in creation speak to us concerning the glory and majesty of the Creator.

However, the pinnacle of God's glorious creation is man. Man, you and I, male and female, were created in God's image and likeness. We were intended to be the ultimate expression of who He is. Notice in today's verse that when discussion takes place in the Godhead, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, they decided to "let" man rule. God gave man the right to rule over the rest of creation. Man is responsible to God for how he carries out that rule.

Man was designed to live His life under the benevolent authority of God. We were covenantally joined to God in creation and intended to live our lives in relationship with Him. The sin of Adam and Eve severed that relationship, the sacrifice of Jesus reunites us in a covenant relationship. 

God has us on a journey back to a garden-like relationship with Him and it begins by calling upon the name of Jesus, that person of the Godhead, who originally gave us permission to rule. 

Self-rule destroys, the Lordship of Jesus brings forth life just as we see in the first chapter of Genesis!