Gospel Moments (9): Made in the Image of God (Part Three)

Genesis 1:27 ESV

So God created man

in his own image,

in the image of God

he created him;

male and female

he created them.

You may be wondering

what is the purpose of

walking so slowly

through these verses.I have discovered that

most of us, including myself,

do not slow down enough

to fully contemplate,

digest, and apply

the truths of the gospel.

Today’s meditation is

a good example.

We are God’s.

We have been created

by Him in His image

for His glory.

How often do we think of

ourselves in this light?

How can we

humbly surrender our heart,

soul, and mind to this truth?

The sooner we embrace

who we are and

what we have been made to do,

the greater our joy,

the greater His pleasure,

the greater His glory!

Ask the Lord to grant you

His grace to earnestly

pray the following prayer

from The Valley of Vision.

“GOD THE ALL”

O God whose will conquers all,

There is no comfort in anything

apart from enjoying thee and

being engaged in thy service;

Thou art All in all, and all

enjoyments are what to me

thou makest them, and no more.

I am well pleased with thy will,

whatever it is, or should be

in all respects, And if thou bidst

me decide for myself in any affair,

I would choose to refer all to thee,

for thou art infinitely wise and

cannot do amiss as I am in

danger of doing.

I rejoice to think that all things are

at thy disposal, and it delights me

to leave them there.

Then prayer turns wholly

into praise, and all I can do

is to adore and bless thee.

What shall I give thee for

all thy benefits?

I am in a strait betwixt two,

knowing not what to do; I long to

make some return, but have

nothing to offer, and can

only rejoice that thou doest all,

that none in heaven or on

earth shares thy honour;

I can of myself do nothing

to glorify thy blessed name,

but I can through grace

cheerfully surrender soul and

body to thee, I know that

thou art the author and finisher

of faith, that the whole work

of redemption is thine alone,

that every good work or thought

found in me is the effect of

thy power and grace, that thy sole

motive in working in me to will