Friday, January 24, 2020

In His Image


“Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in
Our image, according to Our likeness’
. . . So God created man in His own image;
in the image of God He created him;
male and female He created them.”
     Genesis 1:26-27 (NKJV)

This past week, the church I attend observed Sanctity of Life Sunday.  What a precious truth that God created every person in His own image, special and uniquely formed in their mother’s womb, and created to know God in an intimate and personal way.

As Christians, we are called to shine forth God’s light to those who don’t yet know Christ.  We are to be faithful to Biblical truth and the mind of Christ should determine our responses to the issues of our day. Thus, we should be life-affirming, to do what we can to protect and stand up for those who are weak and defenseless among us—i.e., the unborn, the elderly, those who are vulnerable because of mental and physical disabilities, etc. 

However, our pastor warned us that it’s easy to focus only on the groups of people and causes that we like.  For example, we may be pro-life advocates or champions for the disabled.  And we should be.  But let’s not forget the other people that we tend to ignore because we don’t relate to them, such as the outcasts, those who live on the fringes of our society, all the broken people we pass by every day without a thought—or worse, thinking they are outside of God’s reach or unworthy of His love. 

We are all created in God’s image and Jesus Christ died for each person.  God wants to know each one, so that all may have peace and abundant life in Him.  So let’s not be selective about who should hear this good news.  Who can you reach out to today, this week with the love of Christ?

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