Stories of God: Creation to Christ — from the first light of creation to the empty tomb at dawn

God makes people in his imageGenesis 1:26-31Length: Long

Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

  • Read
  • Reread
  • Retell

Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • How does God make people differently from everything else, and what does he give them to do?
  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

    • What does it mean to you that you were made in God's image, on purpose?
  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

    • How will you treat one person this week as someone made in God's image?
  4. Who will I tell?

    • Who needs to hear that they were made by God and called very good?

Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).

Pray

God, thank you that you made me in your image and breathed life into me. Help me live as someone made by you and for you.