Created with Purpose

Genesis 1:26-28, “Then God said, “Let Us 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. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

One of the biggest questions that people ask is, “Why are we here?”

People are always looking for meaning in life. What’s our purpose? What’s our function? These are all very important questions.

Since the beginning of creation, Satan has tried to blind people’s understanding to their value, worth, and preciousness. He has tried to deceive people into believing that human beings are nothing, that they have simply evolved from animals, or that the earth is just a sum total of random particles coming together.

But nothing could be further from the truth.

As believers, we know that Genesis 1:1 is the foundation of everything: “In the beginning God…”

God is the reason for our existence, and He didn’t just make human beings like animals and nature; He created us on a whole other level: God’s level.

Genesis 1:26-28 reveals God’s purpose for our creation. “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness.”

God wanted a family. He was looking for fellowship with His creation where He could interact and communicate with them on His level.

This is what we were made for! It can be hard for our minds to understand, but this is the truth. We were created for fellowship with our Creator and to communicate and operate on His level. We did nothing to earn or deserve this position; it is who we were created to be.

We have been created in His image. Image means: resemblance or a copy. We resemble and are a copy of God. We share the same qualities as Him. We are created to be like Him, to act like Him, to speak like Him, to have dominion like Him.

When sin came into the world, it shattered the image of who we have always been created to be. Sin consciousness affected the way we saw and understood God. Sin didn’t change God’s heart toward us; it changed our heart towards God. We became afraid of His presence. The very presence we were designed to resemble. As a result, people have been looking for purpose and meaning in things other than God.

It hurt our Creator’s heart to see His creation live ignorant and unaware of their original purpose.

When Jesus came to the earth, He revealed the Creator’s heart towards His creation. He came not only to restore us to our original purpose but to make us a brand new creation, created in Christ Jesus, conformed to the image of His Son. (2 Corinthians 5:17, Colossians 3:10, Romans 8:29)

2 Corinthians 3:18 says, “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.”

The key to this verse is that it says we are to “Beholdin as in a mirror.” As we behold and see Jesus, we see and know who we are. Jesus redeemed us, restored us, and exalted us to our original purpose: fellowship with God, to be a copy and resemblance of Him on the earth.

Don’t let the enemy try to deceive you with thoughts and feelings of unworthiness. Don’t let the world define your purpose. It will rob you of who you really are. Your purpose can only be found in God. Its Him you look like; it's Him you resemble.

You’re created in His image. You are created for fellowship on God’s level. You were created to be like Him. You are a glorious creation!

You were born to know Him.

You were born to be like Him.

Remember, we love you, and we are praying for you.

Blessings,

Chloe