AFRAID OF MYSELF
Text: Genesis 1: 26-27
And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him, male and female created he them. (KJV)
It is so sad that many of us today especially in the church are doing nothing or very little of what we have been created by God to do. Most of us fail to do what we’ve been created by God to do because we feel inadequate.
Let’s take a closer look at the meaning of some key words.
Man (‘âdâm’) – human being.
Image (tselem) – resemblance
Likeness (demûth) - resemblance
Dominion (râdâh) – to prevail against, to reign, to rule
Created (bârâ’) – to make
Man is an intricate product of God’s creation. God in his wisdom has deposited so much into man. After creating man, God breathed his own breath into him (thus his life) and gave him the authority to be the head of all of God’s creation.
God also deposited into man, the creative ability – the ability to create the rest of the things that can make life comfortable to him or her.
“And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness”. This statement changed my way of thinking. The Bible didn’t categorically state the skin colour of God but what it made clear was that man was created in the image of God. This means the both the black and the white man are all carrying the image of God.
There is a saying “ as a man thinketh so is he”. This statement is very true.
I discovered that our physical appearance is not really the image of God. God is the creator of everything, so if we are created in the image of God, then it means God has deposited into the creative ability to make life comfortable for us.
None of us existing on planet earth is empty or useless. Even the uneducated person has something to offer to the world.
Basically, we are created to give life to the planet earth. This means we all have something deposited within us that is very important to make life comfortable to the inhabitants of the earth. You were born to make an impact on the generations to come – thus to leave an indelible footprint on the shores of the earth for which generations will look at and thank God that you once existed.
Today, we are all grateful to God that a man such as Thomas Edison once existed. Thomas Edisson the inventor light bulb will never be forgotten because he despised all odds and made a positive impact on all generations.
Beloved, you are not an empty tin or vessel on earth. God never made any useless thing. Everything God created has something great to offer, even the weeds and flowers.
Many of us don’t do what we are created to do because we feel we are not qualified. The good news about God is that he doesn’t take into consideration the circumstances surrounding your birth. Whether you were born outside wedlock, beside wedlock, in wedlock or even behind wedlock. You still have something to offer the world.
Nobody on planet Earth has the same thing you have to offer the world. It might look the same but it is different. The sun and the moon were created to give lights but at different points in time.
Your parents don’t determine what you were created to be. The bible says in Jeremiah 1:5 “ before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee and before thou camest out of the womb, I sanctified thee, I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations”.
God knew what we should become before we were conceived by our parents. He already finished us before our parents even met. God never starts anything before he finishes it.
I used “ should become” because only very few us would actually become what we were designed for.
SHALOM
#THE IMPACT VESSEL
Text: Genesis 1: 26-27
And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him, male and female created he them. (KJV)
It is so sad that many of us today especially in the church are doing nothing or very little of what we have been created by God to do. Most of us fail to do what we’ve been created by God to do because we feel inadequate.
Let’s take a closer look at the meaning of some key words.
Man (‘âdâm’) – human being.
Image (tselem) – resemblance
Likeness (demûth) - resemblance
Dominion (râdâh) – to prevail against, to reign, to rule
Created (bârâ’) – to make
Man is an intricate product of God’s creation. God in his wisdom has deposited so much into man. After creating man, God breathed his own breath into him (thus his life) and gave him the authority to be the head of all of God’s creation.
God also deposited into man, the creative ability – the ability to create the rest of the things that can make life comfortable to him or her.
“And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness”. This statement changed my way of thinking. The Bible didn’t categorically state the skin colour of God but what it made clear was that man was created in the image of God. This means the both the black and the white man are all carrying the image of God.
There is a saying “ as a man thinketh so is he”. This statement is very true.
I discovered that our physical appearance is not really the image of God. God is the creator of everything, so if we are created in the image of God, then it means God has deposited into the creative ability to make life comfortable for us.
None of us existing on planet earth is empty or useless. Even the uneducated person has something to offer to the world.
Basically, we are created to give life to the planet earth. This means we all have something deposited within us that is very important to make life comfortable to the inhabitants of the earth. You were born to make an impact on the generations to come – thus to leave an indelible footprint on the shores of the earth for which generations will look at and thank God that you once existed.
Today, we are all grateful to God that a man such as Thomas Edison once existed. Thomas Edisson the inventor light bulb will never be forgotten because he despised all odds and made a positive impact on all generations.
Beloved, you are not an empty tin or vessel on earth. God never made any useless thing. Everything God created has something great to offer, even the weeds and flowers.
Many of us don’t do what we are created to do because we feel we are not qualified. The good news about God is that he doesn’t take into consideration the circumstances surrounding your birth. Whether you were born outside wedlock, beside wedlock, in wedlock or even behind wedlock. You still have something to offer the world.
Nobody on planet Earth has the same thing you have to offer the world. It might look the same but it is different. The sun and the moon were created to give lights but at different points in time.
Your parents don’t determine what you were created to be. The bible says in Jeremiah 1:5 “ before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee and before thou camest out of the womb, I sanctified thee, I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations”.
God knew what we should become before we were conceived by our parents. He already finished us before our parents even met. God never starts anything before he finishes it.
I used “ should become” because only very few us would actually become what we were designed for.
SHALOM
#THE IMPACT VESSEL
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