For What It’s Worth… You are a child of God

      from PASTOR SCOTT

On Memorial Day, Laura said, “The devotion for today is very encouraging.” I picked up the “These Days” devotion book and read:

So God created humans in his image, in the image of God, he created them; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27 Psalm 1:39 reminds us that we are “fearfully and wonderfully made” (v14). We live in an age of the commodification of human life. We, our neighbors, and even our children are viewed through the lens of productivity. We’re valued not for who we are but for what we do. This is a fundamentally dehumanizing act, compounded whenever another is demonized with some version of the belief that “they are not like us.” Even in the church, our worth is often determined by our ability to produce.

Genesis 1 reminds us that we are – all of us – created in God’s image. Our reason for being is greater than just what we can do. Remembering that all are created in the image of God, I should expect to see God’s image in others. Likewise, I hope others see the image of God in me.*

What a good reminder and encouragement to each of us. We are
made in God’s image and that is something to celebrate. Let us
resist measuring ourselves (and others) by the sole lens of
productivity!

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