Date: Thursday, 6th March, 2025
Text: Genesis 1:26-27
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
Man is a special creature because he was created in line with the likeness of God himself. When God wanted to make the Heavens and the Earth, the plants and animals, he simply spoke them into existence.
However, when he wanted to make Man, he had a conference with the Son and the Holy Spirit (the God-Head), saying, “Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” Genesis 1:26-27.
Man was given authority by God which makes him a creator himself. This is why Man is full of innovations and creativity. He creates new inventions from time to time. Man is a ‘god’ because he has God-like authority. This is why the Psalmist said, “I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.” Psalm 82:6.
This is why we must be careful about what we say with our mouths. If God can speak the Heavens and Earth into existence, then, we that are in his image can both create and destroy with our mouths. The word of God says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” Proverbs 18:21
Man was given authority and dominion to rule and reign on Earth. It was lost to sin and the devil but it was restored through Christ Jesus- Romans 3:23; 6:23. The Lord said, “All Power in Heaven and on Earth has been given to me”. And at the name of Jesus Christ every knee must bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is the Lord to the glory of God the Father- Philippians 2:10-12.
Key Nugget: Since we are created in God’s image, we must be mindful of what we say with our mouths.
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