First off, welcome to what is the first of many discussions and teachings from the Word of God concerning His kingdom. Feel free to comment, ask questions and at some point I will be looking for guest bloggers.
Let’s jump into our first discussion…
Too often we look for the deep mind blowing truths of God, when sometimes we just need to revisit the basics. For those of us that grew up in church, we often recited what is commonly known as the Lord’s Prayer. Come on, you know it… say it with me…Our Father, who art in heaven…hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come…etc.
Here’s the thing…we recite that but often gloss over what Jesus was really saying. If Jesus was sent to fulfill the promise of God. If He was here to restore us back to God as God originally intended for us to be with him…then we need to look at His original intent regarding mankind.
Gen. 1:26-28
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.
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
When God created mankind he used himself as a pattern. We were created in the image and likeness of God. The Hebrew word used means of resemblance or to shade. Here’s the example or thought…When you are in a lit room, you produce a shadow. The shadow moves as you do and has your essential shape and form. The shadow is not you, but points to your presence. Likewise, when God created us, we were intended as a shadow to his form. We would move and operate as He does. We would not be God, but we would point to His presence.
You and I were created as shadows of God. Where He moves, we should move. When He stops, we stop. Our very existence should point to and reflect the presence of God.
As you read this today, ask yourself…How good of a shadow are you being today? Is your life pointing to the evidence of God? Does your form/likeness accurately reflect Him?