Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” -(Genesis 1:26 NKJV)
When God designed the first man and woman, they were absolutely perfect. The master plan was set in motion by the Father, Who said, “Let us make mankind in our image.” Then Jesus executed the plan by scooping up a lump of clay and shaping a man; out of man He fashioned a woman.
Stick with me for a minute here. When speaking of Jesus, Colossians 1:16 tells us that “…all things were created by him, and for him” (KJV). In John 1:3, we read that by God’s Word were all things made, “…without him nothing was made that has been made.” Verse 14 of John 1 positively identifies the Word as Jesus Christ: “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” But it is not until the Holy Spirit breathed the life of God into Adam’s spirit did Adam become a living being.
So, you see, you have been made in the likeness and image of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. You and I are just “chips off the old block!”
Father, I declare that You created me in Your image—the image of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—and I will honor You with the body, mind, and soul You created.
