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“All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 John 1:3<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever stopped to think about God\u2019s creation? Have you\never thought, \u201cWhat is the greatest thing God created?\u201d There are so many\nwonderful and beautiful things that God made. Picture the mountains, beautiful\nsunsets, the ocean, a full moon as it rises, and so many other amazing things\nin God\u2019s creation. But have you ever considered that the greatest thing God\ncreated was you? There are a few things we can find in God\u2019s Word that brings\nus to this conclusion.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember first that God created the world in six days. At the\nend of the first five days, God declared that it was good. Even on the sixth\nday after God created all of the animals and everything that creeps on the\nearth, God declared that it was good. But on that sixth day there was a special\ncreation. \u201c26. And God said, Let us make\nman in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish\nof the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the\nearth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27. So God\ncreated man in his own<\/em> image, in the image of God created he him; male\nand female created he them<\/strong>\u201d (Genesis 1:26-27).\nGod made man in His image; a man and a woman. After this, we find that God\ndeclared that his creation was \u201cvery good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God created man perfect, without sin. He made man with the\nintent that they would be \u201choly and without blame\u201d (see Ephesians 1:4). But\nmore than that, God created man to have fellowship with Him. \u201cFor we are his workmanship, created in\nChrist Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should\nwalk in them<\/strong>\u201d (Ephesians 2:10).\nHe wanted to walk with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we read Genesis chapter three, we find\nthat Adam and Eve disobeyed God when Eve was beguiled by Satan, bringing sin\ninto the word which caused separation from God for all of mankind. This meant\nthat man could no longer fellowship with God as before because of this separation\n(remembering that before this they had walked and talked with God in the\ngarden). Even though man failed greatly, God promised One<\/em><\/strong> would come to bridge the gap between sinful man and God\n(see the first promise of this in Genesis 3:15)\nwhich would restore that fellowship. Although Adam and Eve did not know who\nthat One was, they believed God\u2019s Word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the Old Testament, there were many\nwho watched for that One promised by God to come. Jesus, God\u2019s only Son, came\ninto the world for me (and you). He came so that I could have the opportunity\nto fellowship with God again \u2013 if only I would believe. \u201cWho gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and\npurify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works<\/strong>\u201d (Titus 2:14).\nWhen Jesus came, He came to destroy the work of Satan. \u201cHe that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the\nbeginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might\ndestroy the works of the devil<\/strong>\u201d (1 John 3:8). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

God made each and every one\nof us. If one would take time to read Psalm 139:1-18, they could understand\nthat even King David understood just how special each person created by God is.\nOne of the most important things that each person should understand is that God\ncreated me<\/em>. He made me<\/em> a unique individual. And God created me<\/em> to have fellowship with Him. God has\na plan for me<\/em>. But because of sin\nthat separated man from God, each person must trust Jesus to reconcile them,\nrestoring that relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly, there are few people in the world today that truly understand their worth in God\u2019s eyes. By remembering the importance of each person, and the great love God has for them in the sending of His only Son, Jesus, to bring them back to Him, we can once again understand the importance on our part to receive the great gift God has made available to us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What have you done with this realization? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally posted at: http:\/\/lighthouse.pub\/blog\/2020\/04\/06\/god-made-me\/?src=n<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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