One of the first
things people want to know when they hear a birth announcement is, “Who does
the baby look like?” Parents often quarrel about whose eyes, nose, or smile the
baby has. Relatives and friends debate
over their opinion on which parent the baby like the most.
When
my youngest daughter was born everyone declared that they saw only her father
and none of me in her. I begged to differ and searched for a picture of myself
as a baby. Once I found one I was able to prove that in fact my baby girl looks
a lot like me.
Recently a
friend of mine posted a picture of himself as a child alongside a picture of
his son at the same age. (picture shown) It is almost
shocking to me how much the little boy looks like his father at the same age. I found
myself looking for differences in the pictures and having a hard time finding
them. They appear to practically be a
mirror image of each other.
Looking at the
pictures made me think about Genesis 1:26a.-27 which say, “Then God said, “Let
us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness.” “So God created man in
His image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
Would you look
at yourself in the mirror and see something on your face like crumbs and just
leave them there all day for everyone else to see? Or would you look into your
child’s face and see a scratch or something on their face that didn’t need to
be there and just leave it? Of course not!
Then when God
looks at us He fully expects to see His image. What does this mean? Do you
think God’s image is that of a murderer, liar or hater? Do you think God’s
image is the same as one who hold grudges, curses others or sows discord among
their peers? Again I say, of course not!
Just as we
parents are proud to say of our children; “he looks just like me,” or “she got
that from me,” God desires to see Himself in His children.
So the next time
you look at yourself in your “spiritual mirror,” make sure you see the image of
your heavenly Father looking a back at you!
Think about it!
Love it :) great job!
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