Teaching and Learning:
TRADITION AND LOVE
Genesis 1:26-31
The Message
26-28 God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them
reflecting our nature
So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea,
the birds in the air, the cattle,
And, yes, Earth itself,
and every animal that moves on the face of Earth."
God created human beings;
he created them godlike,
Reflecting God's nature.
He created them male and female.
God blessed them:
"Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge!
Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air,
for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth."
29-30 Then God said, "I've given you
every sort of seed-bearing plant on Earth
And every kind of fruit-bearing tree,
given them to you for food.
To all animals and all birds,
everything that moves and breathes,
I give whatever grows out of the ground for food."
And there it was.
31 God looked over everything he had made;
it was so good, so very good!
It was evening, it was morning—
Day Six.
26-28 God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them
reflecting our nature
So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea,
the birds in the air, the cattle,
And, yes, Earth itself,
and every animal that moves on the face of Earth."
God created human beings;
he created them godlike,
Reflecting God's nature.
He created them male and female.
God blessed them:
"Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge!
Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air,
for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth."
29-30 Then God said, "I've given you
every sort of seed-bearing plant on Earth
And every kind of fruit-bearing tree,
given them to you for food.
To all animals and all birds,
everything that moves and breathes,
I give whatever grows out of the ground for food."
And there it was.
31 God looked over everything he had made;
it was so good, so very good!
It was evening, it was morning—
Day Six.
For Reflection
God created us in his own image. Haven't you wondered what that meant; "His own image?" Could it be that He gave us a portion of his own creativity --not the ability to make something out of nothing, but rather, the ability to recognize the relationships among things and ideas and arrange them in new and novel ways.
He also gave us the freedom to create. We have the freedom to choose. That freedom carries with it a responsibility to act as good stewards of God's creation. We have the ability to learn and the freedom to choose God-centered wisdom to apply what we have learned.
Pray
prayers of thanksgiving for Gods good gifts. Pray for the wisdom that a disciplined relationship with God will bring. Pray that your deepening understanding of scripture in the light of Christ's life and teaching will lead you into righteous living. Pray that God will help you make good choices.
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