Tuesday 7 Feb 2023

February 7: Genesis 1:27-28

Key Verse: Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.’

Devotion:
One of the most remarkable things God did was to create us in His image… So what does that mean? Do we look exactly like God? No! We are all physically different, we have different finger prints and different iris patterns, different personalities and we just are different! So how did we get created in God’s image? Well, God is made up of three parts, and, not surprisingly, so are we.

We have our physical bodies; the ones which are different to look at and to do things with. Jesus was different too. He was nothing like the pictures we see where He is depicted as being a tall white male with long blonde hair and a shining white garment! He was a carpenter who was ‘one of us.’ Which means He looked like the people He was around. They knew Him to look like a Jew so we must assume He looked like many Jews we have go to see… So, not white and not blonde…

Then we have our spirits. These are the parts of us which are able to commune with God. These are the parts which we cannot see but we know are there. If we listen well enough we will be able to know that part of us better. This is the part of us which will be able to listen to what God has to say to us – the part of us we don’t often listen to in case we have to do something! You know, the part of us we know is there but like to ignore because it means being good!

Then we have our souls. This is the real you and the real me. What we are and what we have always been and what we will always be – the us inside of everything we are! Once again we cannot see the real us, but we know the real us because that is what comes out when we meet others and when we get on with life… The part of us which will always be around and will never go away!

Points to Ponder:
What part of you do you think of when you say “I”?

Are you willing to allow God to guide the real you through your spirit?