Day 5: Made in the Image of God – Part 3

Created in the image of God means I made from relationship and for relationships. God said, “Let us”, literally we have been made by a God who has existed in eternal and perpetual relationship as a triune God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). I have been made to be in a unique and personal relationship with the playwright and because He made me in His image I am made for relationships with others! We are relational beings! To be made in His image also means I have been created for work and told to rest. God is an amazing, magnificent inventor! Work is not a cause of the curse but a part of being created in the image of a God who worked for 6 days creating then He rested. Though not all of us may be artists, we express our creative genes through many avenues such as leadership in the business world, through written expression or working in our yard! We are made creative beings!

Read Genesis 2:18-25, 3:8, Matthew 19:1-2 & Galatians 3:26-29

Q: What do the following verses say about the relational nature of humanity?

Q: If God made us to be relational, what should be an expected result?

Q: How does the fact that our triune God exists in perfect harmony within himself help validate that the creation of humanity was not done to fill an unmet need of God?

Q: How have you experienced the depth of interpersonal harmony and community that is a manifestation of God himself?

Read Genesis 2:15, Exodus 35:3-35, Ephesians 2:10 & Colossians 3:23-24

Q: What do the following verses say about the creative nature of humanity?

Q: If God made us to be creative, what should be an expected result?

Q: How do we express creativity in work?

Q: Why is it significant that God told Adam to work the garden before sin entered the world?

Q: If work has been a part of God’s creation for humanity, how do you envision spending your time in eternity?