I am by no stretch of the imagination a You Tube influencer. I do know a thing or two about image. That persona we all try to project to the world. Sadly, the persona we strive to project rarely speaks to who we truly are on the inside. So, what about being made in the image of God, Imago Dei? Do we reflect God’s image in ways that are truthful? Or do we hide behind a collection of platitudes, metaphors, and easy answers? Reflecting God’s image implies that we use our uniquely human attributes to witness God’s grace to the world. Our reason, our creative ability, our freedom are all instruments through which the God of Resurrection is revealed. The very idea of God’s image being reflected in a human person is difficult to fully understand or accept. However, it is genuinely Good News. Blessings, Pastor Tom Genesis 1: 26-28 (MSG) God spoke: “Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature so they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, and, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth.” God created human beings; he created them godlike, reflecting God’s nature. He created them male and female. God blessed them: “Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth.”
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