In the Image of God
Genesis 1:26-27 NKJV
"Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image (the same material what God is made of), according to Our likeness (to function and operate like Him); let them have dominion (a kingdom) over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them."
Today, many are transforming God into their image, instead of conforming to God's image. That's the reason many are having trouble understanding who God is because they have no example on how to function or operate like Him. If we are created in God's image, then we have the same characteristics and the same material He has, such as how He functions by faith, glory, power, will, success, love, joy, righteousness, holiness, and so on. God is the source of all the potentials we have in us.
According to Genesis, our Father made the image more important than dominion. The image comes before the dominion. Before we can manage or govern our domain or kingdom, He wants to rebuild or reintroduce us back to the characters we once had like holiness. Holy (integrity or integrate) means one. What we are, what we say and do, and what we mean are one. Image means the nature, characteristic of a thing or glory. Glory means full weight or heavy, culture, or the imprint or impact of a thing. For example, when the kingdom of Spain governor (like the Holy Spirit) colonized Cuba, the glory of the king's influence in that country was so heavy, until today, even though they are free and an independent country, they still speak Spanish as their language (ours is speaking in tongues), and they still eat beans and rice (ours is manna or word from heaven) as their staple food. So, all kingdoms manifest themselves in culture. The culture or glory follows the people. The glory is not in the country, it's in the people. (Dr. Myles Munroe)
Therefore, the same nature or the glory that we have with our Father is in us. Through the Holy Spirit, He will help us colonize or to make the earth look like heaven, and it starts in our territory and our domain in the area of our gifting and talents. We all have the ability to impact the people we loved and those next to us (neighbors). Realized that we all have a leadership spirit, but we must nurture and develop the spirit of leadership. One way we know we have it, you don't like people telling you what to do. And another, eternity is in our hearts, you're never satisfied because it's temporary, and we have an eternal heart. Success is fulfilling your purpose. It's like a pianist, playing in his gifting professionally and it's part of an orchestra. Your success is already predestined in your life. Your destiny is chosen by God, but its fulfillment is decided by you. God has completed your life and have written a book on you and finished your life. You are already successful, but you have to decide to start it. (Dr. Myles Munroe) Begin! We are created in God's image!
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