You Are Made in God’s Image
Do you have a good grasp of your identity?
Verse of the Day
‘So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.’
Today’s Devotional
We are going to spend some time digging into what the Bible actually says about our identity. Who are you? Who am I?
It is my belief that if I can truly grasp who God says I am, then I will be able to receive God’s unending love for me. And as I am continually filled with God’s love, it will spill out of my life as God’s love changes me from the inside out. My identity is not my name, what I look like, how much money I have, what country I live in, or anything that can be seen on the surface.
Looking back at today’s verse, it says that I am made in God’s image. So are you. All human beings bear the image of the creator God.
I have no idea what God looks like. But I believe what the Bible says. I have no idea how, specifically, we bear the image of God.
People who know me and who know my biological daughter say that we look a lot alike. I don’t see it. But other people seem to see it. Some people say she also really resembles her aunts on my husband’s side of the family. No matter who she resembles, you can look at her and have no doubt that she is our daughter. That’s what God sees when He looks at us. To him, there is no doubt that we are His. He made us, we resemble Him in ways we probably cannot see or understand.
Each of us is created and formed by a God that CHOSE to make us in His image. For today, let’s allow that truth to be a reminder of his love.
Journal Prompts
Answer only the questions that seem relevant to you today.
What do you think God sees when He looks at you?
How can you see that you are made in God’s image?
Do you know that God is proud to call you His own?
How do you see God’s love in the fact that you are made in His image?
Writer’s Note
The daily devotionals about Identity are going to be shorter. I highly encourage you to dive into the questions and spend some time with God each day allowing Him to reshape your identity from the inside out.