Title: Image Bearers of God
Scripture: Genesis 1
Author: Tim Melton
Have you ever heard of Waldemar Cierpinski? He was from East Germany and was the 1980 Olympic gold medal winner in the marathon. How about Violeta Chamorro? Does it sound familiar? She was the President of Nicaragua from 1990-1997. Let's try another. . . Shirin Abadi. She was an Iranian human rights activist who was the winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize. Do you know the name Yoshiaki Tsutsumi? He was the richest man in the world in the 1980s. Lastly consider the name Ban Ki-moon. His name is more recent. He was from South Korea and was the 2016 Secretary General of the United Nations.
I share these names with you to make a point. The glory of man does not last. Life is fading. Here today and gone tomorrow. It is amazing how hard our world works to make a name for itself and how much energy we use to gain the praise of others, when any human glory will quickly fade and be forgotten. As Christians we have been given something much greater for which to live.
We give human glory to many achievers in our society but true glory can only be thought of rightly when referring to God. All glory belongs to Him.
Only He spoke and brought the universe into being. In His words to Job,
"Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Who laid its cornerstone, when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy? Or who shut the sea with doors when it burst from the womb when I made clouds its garments? Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and caused the dawn to know its place, that it might take hold of the skirts of the earth? Have you entered into the springs of the sea, or walked in the recesses of the deep? Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth? Can you lift up your voice to the clouds and send forth lightning? (Can you) Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with gl ...
Scripture: Genesis 1
Author: Tim Melton
Have you ever heard of Waldemar Cierpinski? He was from East Germany and was the 1980 Olympic gold medal winner in the marathon. How about Violeta Chamorro? Does it sound familiar? She was the President of Nicaragua from 1990-1997. Let's try another. . . Shirin Abadi. She was an Iranian human rights activist who was the winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize. Do you know the name Yoshiaki Tsutsumi? He was the richest man in the world in the 1980s. Lastly consider the name Ban Ki-moon. His name is more recent. He was from South Korea and was the 2016 Secretary General of the United Nations.
I share these names with you to make a point. The glory of man does not last. Life is fading. Here today and gone tomorrow. It is amazing how hard our world works to make a name for itself and how much energy we use to gain the praise of others, when any human glory will quickly fade and be forgotten. As Christians we have been given something much greater for which to live.
We give human glory to many achievers in our society but true glory can only be thought of rightly when referring to God. All glory belongs to Him.
Only He spoke and brought the universe into being. In His words to Job,
"Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Who laid its cornerstone, when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy? Or who shut the sea with doors when it burst from the womb when I made clouds its garments? Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and caused the dawn to know its place, that it might take hold of the skirts of the earth? Have you entered into the springs of the sea, or walked in the recesses of the deep? Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth? Can you lift up your voice to the clouds and send forth lightning? (Can you) Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with gl ...
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