Made in His Image

God obviously likes variety.  He created almost 28,000 known species of fish and 18,500 species of butterflies. There are over 1,000 different kinds of potatoes.  But the crown of His Creation is man and woman.

“So, God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”  Genesis 1:27

He took the “dust of the earth” -the atoms and molecules of the earth—and arranged it into DNA. He put DNA inside of cells-trillions of cells- that divided and differentiated into skin cells and bone cells and muscle cells. He fashioned tissues and organs and systems that work together to form the complex organism that he called “man.”

And then He breathed life into that first man and woman and instructed them to reproduce.

 And being the Master Designer that He is, He didn’t rubber stamp billions of people to be exactly alike. No…. he took His artists’ tools and made every one different. The DNA of every human is almost identical. 99% identical. But every person’s DNA has slight variations in the sequence, and those slight variations are what make each of us unique.

For You formed my inward parts;

You covered me in my mother’s womb.

I will praise Your, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

Marvelous are Your works,

And that my soul knows very well.” Psalm 139:13-14

We are, indeed, fearfully and wonderfully made---each person is a Masterpiec

EACH OF US is made in His image.  The life that He breathed into us is sacred.  Every human being belongs to God and is precious to Him.

We have a classroom of 15 unique Masterpieces, each one a little different in personality, in appearance, in interests and talents. Each one is made in the image of God. Each one is special, irreplaceable.   

Here are some photos of God’s little masterpieces, hard at work learning, creating, reasoning, relating to one another and to God.