Genesis 1: 26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the sky and the cattle and all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." 27 God created man in His image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.
We are all beautiful in God’s eyes because we are made in His image. God is a Spirit, and His Spirit lives in our hearts; so He is not concerned how we look on the outside, it’s our hearts that He admires. This is why we should focus more on the inside of His temple and not our outer shell; because our bodies are only temporary. When we add to our appearance, drive a nice car, dress well, or live in a big house; this will draw people to us, but it will not keep them. Worldly things that we think enhance our lives will not make a person love us or stay with us. All material things bring us is debt, stress, and despair is this really what life about.
Our lives should be about the reason we live, “Jesus”. God wants to take us beyond what we think is life and reproduce His character in us. His character will give us His love, His joy, His peace, and all the other Fruit of the Spirit that comes as we build a relationship with Him. The things of this world will be taken away from us; but what we receive from God is eternal, things like peace above all understanding. God sacrificed His only Son for one reason; to save us from sin; and because Jesus lived as a man, without sin, we can too. When we accept Christ as our savior and study His Word daily; we being to develop Fruit and this Fruit help us to become more like Jesus. So much like Him that; our family and friends see Him in our attitudes and actions; this is what makes us beautiful. And there is no greater love than the love we share with our savior; He will always keep His promise, and He will never leave us.
Lord, we are Your humble servants, even though we fall short of Your glory. Father, help us develop our Fruit by focusing on knowing and loving You, and not the things of this world. Lord, let Your beauty shine through us, so the people of this lost world will be drawn to You. Father, thank You for Your peace and patient that keeps us still; thank You for Your love and kindness that helps us forgive those that wronged us. Thank You, for faithfulness and the Holy Spirit that helps us obey and honor You. Thank You, for discretion so we do not chase the things of this world. And thank You for mercy, grace, and salvation. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
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