Thursday, January 2, 2014

Re-Creation

We were created in the image (likeness, shadow) of God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In the image of the holy fellowship called the Trinity. This fellowship works together in perfect harmony, to accomplish their eternal will, and to exalt and please each other. They are an awesome balance: the Father gives gifts and brings discipline. The Son accomplishes our eternal salvation and brings final judgement. The Holy Spirit leads us to all truth and convinces us of sin. So what does their image look like?

We are generous people. We bring positive-proactive discipline to the world God created us to cultivate. We all love Christmas since we get to share blessings with others; and we love to help hurting people get on their feet.

We are people who love to do for others what they could never do for themselves. We help people understand their are consequences for their decisions and actions.

We are people who love to invest in others the wisdom God has invested in us, and show people the error of their ways.

It is God's will and passion to re-create us in the image we were created in. For many it seems beyond hope that we could walk in that image. Others have failed, and struggle to believe it could happen in their lives. But on Sunday mornings over the next weeks, we will identify God's promises and define how we might be re-created in this awesome image.