Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” Genesis 1:26 (NIV)
You weren’t an afterthought. When the Creator God formed the universe, hung the sun in place and separated the water from the land, you were on his mind. When he spoke the word and thousands of plants and animals came into existence, he knew he wasn’t done. With a word, the Father spoke all this into existence. But when he made man, he stopped and thought about it.
Why? Was it because God was confused as to how to make man? Were we too large a task for him to handle? Of course not, God paused after making the other animals because this was something special. This ‘man’, these humans as we call them, were going to be set apart from everything else in creation.
These beings were going to be made in his image. That means that unlike other animals, human kind would have the ability to reason, speak choose. He would give them the power within themselves to do great and mighty things.
God made the world (the plants, the universe, and the animals) for mankind to tend to. He made mankind for his own personal relationship. Did the world need man to be complete? Probably not. The angels could have tended to the tasks at hand. Without man, God wouldn’t have been complete. He needed man to be his special object of love. He desired to create for himself one being that would be the most like him.
It’s no wonder then that when we shun God there is a part of us missing. We were created to fellowship with him and the absence of that fellowship causes and emptiness.
Oh, we can try to fill it with religion or spirituality. We can try to dull the pain with human relationships and materialistic endeavors. But nothing will fill that God-shaped hole in our hearts except for God himself.
God, the creator of the universe, the one that controls everything you see created you because he desired to have a passionate love relationship with you. Nothing you can do will make him change his mind about you. Nothing you can do will allow that love relationship to happen. There’s only one thing to fill the void and that’s Jesus Christ.
The forgiveness Jesus offers you through the cross allows you to a restored relationship with your creator.
PRAYER: God, I’ve been taught that you aren’t real. I’ve heard that all I see around me happened by chance. I thank you that I didn’t happen by chance. I thank you that I was intentionally made so I could love you. I’m tired of trying to fill this void in my life. Help me to find the peace only Jesus can give. Amen.
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June 15, 2012 at 5:08 pm
Martha Orlando
Mike, I can so relate to this as I didn’t truly come to Christ until I was 30, and then struggled with ditching so much false teaching that had been crammed into me. I thank Him every day for bringing me back to Him and showing me the way to grow in His love.
Blessings to you and thanks for another marvelous post!
June 15, 2012 at 8:49 pm
eddiepoole
We were created to have a relationship with our Creator! Great word!
June 16, 2012 at 10:40 pm
T (@ToscaSac)
God needed us to love? That is an interesting idea. I rather the idea that the Godhead is enriched by humanity. It is not about incompleteness I do not think.
June 16, 2012 at 11:25 pm
Mike Fisk
Thanks for visiting my blog and for your comment. To be honest I wrote that line, deleted it, and rewrote it. It is something I too had never thought about. I in no way mean to imply God would have been ‘less’ if mankind hadn’t been created. But as I was re-reading the creation account in Genesis I thought about how animals were created for man to tend to, but to be created in God’s image was something he wanted for a complete love relationship unlike that of the animals or the angels. I also like your term, ‘enriched’. The point is, i think, that because we were created in his image he has a special, more passionate love for us. Blessings! ~Mike
June 21, 2012 at 11:00 am
pbus1
Hello Mike,
I’ve been struggling to catch up on reading blogs of late, because I’ve been struggling with flare ups of the RSD. However, I’m glad that I read this post. I started a series that I titled, “Prelude to Worship.” In the initial post, I used this quote: “How do we begin to cultivate an attitude of worship? Initially, we should look into our heart. God created man with a deep craving that he alone can fill. In fact, we were created for His pleasure, to worship Him. How do we come to understand and accept man’s intrinsic need to worship God. Only as we acknowledge the emptiness that cries for worship can the unrest within us be settled. Our search for God will be most meaningful and effective when we recognize our emptiness apart from Him.” (Power in Praise and Worship – Dr. David Mendez) This spoke volumes to me, and it fit well with what you are saying here, I think. God bless you today, my friend. I hope you and yours are doing well.
Paulette
June 23, 2012 at 8:41 am
Mike Fisk
Hey Paulette! I know only too well about the getting behind on the blog reading. I’m hopelessly so. But it’s good to ‘see you’ again! Sorry about the RSD, my excuse is only time or time managment. I pray our great Healer to strengthen you. Thanks for sharing your wisdom. One of the things I’ve enjoyed so much from entering the blogging world is seeing how God uses us to edify one another. God Bless! Mike