Day 40
Restoring Your Image
Genesis
1:27 (NKJV), 27 Then God created man in his own image; in the image of God He
created him; male and female He created them.
Personality
and character are two words commonly used when referring to someone's image. If
we replace character and personality for image, Genesis 1:27 would affirm then
that God created man with His character or that God created man with His
personality.
Replacing
the word image with character or personality in Romans 8:29 helps us to
understand that God's will for those who choose Christ as Savior, is to mold
them inwardly to the original image man was created in. Which is the
personality/character of God Who is love.
Romans
8:29 (AMP) 29 For those whom He foreknew [of which He was well-acquainted and
loved beforehand], He also ordained from the beginning [foreordaining] them to
be molded in the image of His Son [and share His likeness] that he may become
the firstborn among many brethren.
God's
will for every Christian is to restore in them the personality He originally
created Adam with which is His personality of love (1 John 4: 8, "... God
is love"). Genesis 1:26 (AMP), 26 God said, Let us [Father, Son and Holy
Ghost] make mankind in our image, after our likeness ... "
When
Adam disobeyed God, he lost his nature of love and took on
a selfish nature. People who know Christ are those who have followed the Narrow
Path to Relationship and have been shaped in His image and thus have regained
their loving nature.
Ending Thoughts
As
you travel down Narrow Path to Relationship with God your personality changes.
Do you recognize any change in your personality since you came to Christ? For
example, are you more patient or kind?
