Do you remember learning about ancient Egypt during your school days?
And do you remember how the pharaohs used to put massive images of themselves all across the empire?
I'm sure you can picture it.
... Well, do you recall why these statues covered the land?
Do you?
It's because the pharaoh saw himself as the image of God...
And he used the presence of his image to remind
his citizens who he was... and to keep them in their place.
For the most part this strategy worked for the pharaohs...
Because their subjects were not aware of the truth we now know from the Bible...
... The truth that ALL people are made in the image of God...
"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him: male and female he created them" (Gen.1:26-27).
This truth that we are made in the image of God is always good to
remember...
It helps keep tyrants in their place...
It reminds you of your purpose and your capabilities... as one who has been called by God to develop this world for His glory.
And... it's also
good to keep in mind as you think about the others in your life...
Because they too are made in the image of God... and called to serve Him with their gifts.
So... the people sitting around your Thanksgiving dinner table aren't just
relatives.
Their fellow image-bearers of God, with a mission to serve their maker... just like you.
... Maybe you could use the occasion to give them a little encouragement.
After all... we've all got a calling to fulfill.
David Bostrom
"And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and
have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth" (Genesis 1:28).
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