DAY SIX MIRACLE – Wednesday January 6th 2016
Memorise: So God created
man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he
them. Genesis 1:27
Read: Genesis 1:24-31,
24 And
God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle,
and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
25 And God made the
beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and everything
that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
26 And God said,
Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion
over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle,
and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the
earth.
27 So God created
man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female
created he them.
28 And God blessed
them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the
earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the
fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29 And God said,
Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all
the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed;
to you it shall be for meat.
30 And to every
beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that
creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb
for meat: and it was so.
31 And God saw
every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening
and the morning were the sixth day.
Bible in one year:
Numbers 27:12-29:40, Psalms 148
MESSAGE!!!
Man is the major miracle
of the sixth day of creation. On this day, God decided to create the chief of
all His creations – man. This was in order to make man the overseer of His
created order. God is the most perfect Creator and Administrator of both
animate and inanimate creation.
However, as the perfect Administrator who knew
the magnitude of the universe He had created, He decided to make a “small” god
(a similitude of Himself) to rule the earth on His behalf (Psalm 82:1-6, John
10:34). To be called “gods” is marvellous; it is indeed a miracle to make a
“god” out of the dust of the earth.
“And God said, Let us
make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the
fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattled and
over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepth upon the earth.”
Genesis 1:26
God created man in His
own image, blessed man and inaugurated the dominion of man over all other
creations. However, this was not without clear-cut instructions
on how man should exercise his dominion.
This, of course, is where the first
couple missed it when they craved for unlimited dominion (Genesis 3:5-6). It is
unfortunate that the 21st century man is guiltier of this than
any other generation before them. it is even more unfortunate that the 21st century
Church is guiltier of exercising unlimited freedom, thinking that Jesus Christ
saved us into lawlessness and unguided freedom.
This is the reason why human beings must live up to God’s expectation as gods to other creations. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ asked rhetorically.
This is the reason why human beings must live up to God’s expectation as gods to other creations. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ asked rhetorically.
“What shall we say?
Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we that
are dead to sin, live any longer therein?”
Romans 6:1-2
We must jealously guard
our position in God’s creation and redemption. Our first parents lost it; we
found it in Christ, so we must be careful not to take the grace of salvation
for granted any more. The divine assessment of the entire six day effort is:
“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good….
“Every perfect thing that has gone bad in your life will be restored today in
Jesus’ name.
Action Point
Find out those
things that God declared good in your life that have gone bad. Pray that God
who redeemed you will restore those good things today in Jesus’ name.
SOURCE: OPEN HEAVEN
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