15 Days Through the Bible:Day Two

Day Two:15 Days Through the Bible

     God created mankind on the sixth day of creation. This is what it had all been leading up to.  Mankind was formed, not spoken. God would create them in His own image and then breathe life into them, unlike the animals, fowl or sea creatures. Each day up to this point was in preparation for this sixth day.

     In his image? Obviously not his physical image, since we all look different; not his personality as we all have our own gifts and talents. His image is spiritual. God is Spirit. 

John 4:24 reads "God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth".

     My husband and I have a blended family, and seven children between us. Many times we have had people tell us that they wouldn't know they weren't all natural if we didn't tell them. I love this, because I know it has nothing to do with our looks! We are completely different in every feature. Each family member comes with their own unique gifts, talents and personality, some more spicey than others.

     I love how learned traits can cause families to resemble each other, looks, smiles, eye rolls, laughs and relational responses cause us to have the image of another person. In my opinion it is a much stronger image than looks alone. We share family spiritual traits. We become like each other the more time we spend together and the closer our relationships are.

 We were made to be "like" God in our relationship, emotions, and soul traits.

(sub·due : VERB - to overcome, quiet, or bring under control)

Adam and Eve were placed in care of the garden and told to subdue the earth. Adam was given the job of naming the animals and caring for the garden alongside his wife Eve.

Adam and Eve were fully capable of doing what they were created to do. They were to glorify God and have a perfect relationship with each other and God as His good stewards of the earth. They were content with the life and purpose that God had given them. This is the recipe for joy and peace. (Philippians 4:4-6)

Revelation 4:11 states, "Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they existed and were created."

Everything was perfect, and declared very good. 

Hope Wirta

Genesis 1:27-28 and 2:18-25

²⁷ So God created mankind in his own image,
    in the image of God he created them;
    male and female he created them.

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.”

2:18-25

¹⁸ Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” ¹⁹ So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man^[c] to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one. ²⁰ He gave names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But still there was no helper just right for him.
²¹ So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the Lord God took out one of the man’s ribs^[d] and closed up the opening. ²² Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man.
²³ “At last!” the man exclaimed.

“This one is bone from my bone,
    and flesh from my flesh!
She will be called ‘woman,’
    because she was taken from ‘man.’”

²⁴ This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.

²⁵ Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame.