Genesis 1:26 "Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."
This verse tells us that we were created in the image of God. The inference of "Our" means that we were created in the image of the Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). This is beyond our comprehension. We struggle to see our lives reflecting the level of holiness, love and wisdom displayed in the Word. Often, we see our lives through the cloudy lens of our own judgmental legalism, preventing us from seeing ourselves clearly the way God intended.
How are we to understand our holy, creative position if we are born in sin (rebellion, disobedience, lawlessness)? We were created for love, joy, peace, patience...etc. (Galatians 5:22-23), but sin twists and distorts our perspective. We must return to the fact, that at the center of history, Jesus Christ was sent by God to do everything necessary to restore us to His original, creative essence. He suffered, died and rose again to accomplish (finish) everything necessary to pour eternal life into our mortal bodies and position us for eternal life (relationship) with Him. It is only in relationship to Him that re-creation takes place.
The question is not whether Christ accomplished what He set out to do, rather it is will we choose to believe and incorporate the healing, empowering work of the cross and resurrection into our real and eternal lives? Will we allow the person of God's Holy Spirit to dwell in every area of our lives with all the power, healing and transformation (change) necessary to re-create our lives into His image once again?
