26Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28God 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 over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” 29Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you; 30and to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to every thing that moves on the earth which has life, I have given every green plant for food”; and it was so. 31God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
)We see His Handprint on our lives:
▪︎ Moral – Lev 11:44, 45; 1Peter 2:9;
▪︎ Relational – Gen 6:9; John 4:23; James 4:5
▪︎ Volitional – Josh 24:15 KJV
(full text – Josh_24:14-15
14Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. 15And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
)▪︎ Logical – Isa 1:18; Acts 17:17;
▪︎ The mind of Christ – 1Cor 2:16;
▪︎ Wisdom – Prov 8:11, 22-23, 30, 35; Prov 3:13-14, 17-18, Prov 2:1-2, 9-10; Prov 1:22, 29; Prov 2:6;
▪︎ Intellectual – Gen 2:7; Isa 1:18; Mark 12:30;
We can understand His Creative Effort:
▪︎ Astronomical – Gen 15:5; Ps 19:1-2; Ps 19:3-4; Ps 103:11; Job 22:12; 1Cor 15:41;
▪︎ Weather, water cycle – Job 36:27-28; Job 38:22; Ps 135:7; Prov 3:19-20; Isa 55:10, 11;
▪︎ Erosion – Job 14:19;
▪︎ Hydrology, Geology – Job 28:10;
▪︎ Health – Ps 139:13-14; Lev 17:11 – In 17th century medicine, bleeding was considered an effective treatment.
▪︎ DNA – Gen 1:24, 25
We can communicate with Him, if allowed:
▪︎ Reading His Word – John 5:39 KJV
▪︎ Intimate communication – 1Cor 2:12;
▪︎ Prayer – Phil 4:6-7;
▪︎ God gives the Holy Spirit to those who believe Christ and receive His sacrifice as payment for their sin – John 14:6; John 14:16, John 16:13;
▪︎ The Holy Spirit is a game changer when it comes to communicating with the Father – 1Cor 2:12; Rom 8:9, 11, Rom 8:26, 27;
▪︎ If I regard sin in my heart God will not hear my prayers – Isa 59:2; Ps 66:18; Prov 28:9; James 4:3;
Repent and give your heart to Jesus, who created you to have a relationship with Him – John 1:11-12; Matt 22:20-21;