The Spiritual Living
Scripture Reading: Galatians 2:14-21
“God created man in His own image…” Genesis 1:27
And God created man. A creation created not to live in congruence of Him, but created to live in the likeness of Him. God created man. A creation designed not for an attribution of a complete equality with Him. Indeed, the great God created man! As a Master who needs not another master, but a disciple; as a King who needs not another king, but a servant; as a Bridegroom who needs not another bridegroom, but a bride; as a Father who needs not another father, but a child; then so is our great God, who needs not another god, but man. Indeed, God created man, not god. But behold how wonderful a manner of love, that Thou hast attributed thy creation in accordance to Thine image! And God created man in His own image! No other creation has been made with the like glory of that unto man; but his beauty greatly blooms that even other creations fall up with much infatuation as they behold man in the image of the wonderful God. And yet by this beauty, sin is aroused in greater indignation. Perhaps, man, being like God in image yet is sin in nature, have come short to the perfect glory of God. But it is God’s purpose that no man would boast. For God never desires that man may be all-powerful as He is all-powerful, but that they may have all-power in Him. God never desires that man may be eternal as He is eternal, but that they may have eternity in Him. And God never desires that man may be God as He is God, but that they may have God in Him. Because God desires that we may live in His likeness, revealing His manifestation in all that we do; not just in the gifts that we receive, but of the fruits that we produce. We are not the Bread of Life, but with the same feeding for the Bread, we are to feed others. We are not the Living Water, but with the same drinking for the Water, we are to let others drink. As we cannot stand in the sun for a shelter, but can dwell in the light of the sun and
“God created man in His own image…” Genesis 1:27
And God created man. A creation created not to live in congruence of Him, but created to live in the likeness of Him. God created man. A creation designed not for an attribution of a complete equality with Him. Indeed, the great God created man! As a Master who needs not another master, but a disciple; as a King who needs not another king, but a servant; as a Bridegroom who needs not another bridegroom, but a bride; as a Father who needs not another father, but a child; then so is our great God, who needs not another god, but man. Indeed, God created man, not god. But behold how wonderful a manner of love, that Thou hast attributed thy creation in accordance to Thine image! And God created man in His own image! No other creation has been made with the like glory of that unto man; but his beauty greatly blooms that even other creations fall up with much infatuation as they behold man in the image of the wonderful God. And yet by this beauty, sin is aroused in greater indignation. Perhaps, man, being like God in image yet is sin in nature, have come short to the perfect glory of God. But it is God’s purpose that no man would boast. For God never desires that man may be all-powerful as He is all-powerful, but that they may have all-power in Him. God never desires that man may be eternal as He is eternal, but that they may have eternity in Him. And God never desires that man may be God as He is God, but that they may have God in Him. Because God desires that we may live in His likeness, revealing His manifestation in all that we do; not just in the gifts that we receive, but of the fruits that we produce. We are not the Bread of Life, but with the same feeding for the Bread, we are to feed others. We are not the Living Water, but with the same drinking for the Water, we are to let others drink. As we cannot stand in the sun for a shelter, but can dwell in the light of the sun and