REFLECTING GOD’S IMAGE - 16/06/2014

Yesterday's message was titled "REMAINING AS LIGHT”. Today's message is titled "REFLECTING GOD’S IMAGE" as provided by Pastor E. A. Adeboye in Open Heavens Devotional (Adeboye, 2014). In today’s message, we have been asked to memorise Genesis 1:27: "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.". Today's reading was taken from Psalm 8:3-6 and the Bible reading in one year is Leviticus 14 and Psalm 125 - 126 (Adeboye, 2014).
Quoted below is today's message for your input:
"The work of creation as recorded in the book of Genesis reveals God’s great variety, beauty, exactness, accuracy, power and order. Man was the epitome of God’s creation. He was made last of all the creatures and as soon as he was made, he had the whole visible creation before him to enjoy. It is also interesting to note that man was made in the image of God and after his likeness. God gave him authority over other creatures and made man His representative on earth.


“Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou has put all things under his feet.”
Psalm 8:8

In spite of all this, many people are living in ignorance. They roam about the surface of the earth without fulfilling their destiny. As God’s representative on earth, you have been honoured with an open cheque. You have the right to exercise authority over God’s creatures. It is your duty to reflect the image of God. In what ways should you reflect the image of God? Taking a cursory look at Genesis 1:26, it is logical to conclude that the soul of man bears the image of God. The soul is no doubt the seat of knowledge, emotion and instinct. These faculties can be described as the brightest and clearest looking-glass in nature through which we see God. Since like begets like, the soul of man should be God-like to reflect the image of God. In effect, your soul must be regenerated. One way to reflect the image of God is by being born-again and by living in holiness on a daily basis (1 Peter 1:14-16). God is holy and we can reflect His image by living holy. In His purity and rectitude, God’s image upon man consists in knowledge, righteousness and true holiness. A true child of God should reflect God’s image in his or her discussion. Again we should ensure that our righteousness is intact in Christ and we should abstain from all appearances of evil. Another way to reflect the image of God is by walking in love. As Christians, we should love one another. You reflect the image of God when you put off anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy and filthy communication out of your mouth. You reflect the image of God when you do not allow your decisions and actions to be clouded by tribalism, racism and nepotism. You reflect the image of God when, if any man has a quarrel with you, you forgive the person even as Christ forgave you. Finally, you reflect the image of God when you are thankful and allow the word of God to dwell in you in all wisdom (Colossians 3:16)."
The Key Point for today is : The soul of a regenerated person bears the image of God.
Thank you and God bless you richly for your contribution to today's discussion
Wishing you a Fruitful and  Blessed week ahead, amen

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

GOD- ABBA FATHER!

Image
GOD- ABBA FATHER! Bible Text: Romans 8:14-17. Who is a FATHER? A father is someone who has a CHILD either by birth or adoption. There is a marked difference between genuine FATHER and irresponsible father. A real father takes responsibility for certain needs of the child such as their well-being, security, feeding and all-round growth, protection, and provision. This is why God is regarded as the EVERLASTING FATHER because he doesn’t joke with his role as father, this is why he didn’t spare his only begotten son. In Mat.6:9-13, Our Lord Jesus Christ referred to God as father and taught us to pray in such manner. A CHILD in the biblical context of our bible text refers to all who have been sired by a FATHER.  Who are the “Many Sons”? "SON" is used as metaphor in this bible verse to refer to those who have become CHILDREN  of God by adoption into the family of God through being born again. The have now become “Joint heirs with Christ” of Divine blessings and grace of God th...
Read more

UNDERSTANDING YOUR AUTHORITY

Image
There is a common misunderstand ing of the scriptures in James 4:7 (Submit yourselves, then to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you) and 1 Peter 5:9a (Whom resist steadfast in faith), People imagine that they have to wrestle the devil to the ground in resistance.  Like, I have to battle it out…No Sir, Jesus Christ has already done that.   This misunderstanding comes mostly from our natural human understanding of the word  RESIST.  What the scriptures are telling us is to STAND FIRM on the word of God and remain RESOLUTE in trusting God as a demonstration of our FAITH. That is your own work.   If we look at the Authority Jesus gave to us in Eph. 18-21 and the victory we have in Christ as clearly stated in 1 John 5:4 then you will see that there is no need to begin to imagine yourself in a duel with the devil. Your authority and spiritual status place you far above principalities and powers as stated in Eph.1:21 and Col.18. The toe of a king controls ...
Read more
GOD GETS ANGRY TOO – Friday October 28th 2016 Memorise: For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Psalms 30:5 Read: Psalms 30:1-5 (KJV) 1 I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. 2 O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 3 O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 4 Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Bible in one year: Zechariah 1:1-6-8, Psalms 86:15-37 MESSAGE A truth catches one’s attention in today’s Bible reading; God can be angry! If this wasn’t the case, the Bible wouldn’t have said; “For this anger endureth but a moment”. Jeremiah 25:6 further corrobor...
Read more