“So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” Genesis 1:27

In His Image was the theme for this summer’s GrandCamps.  We discovered that this was an important topic for our grandchildren who have been programmed to think of themselves as beings no different from any other animal or creature. No distinctive or unique value is acknowledged for their lives above any other life.  The idea of being created in the image of God is and irrelevant notion.

Not so with God.  The record of the creation of man in Genesis 1 places primary importance upon the “imago Dei” for man as the only creature in all of creation to be formed in God’s likeness; that is, the essence of who He is. It included an ability to reason, an ability to make moral judgments, the capacity for creativity and relationships, and a spiritual faculty, none of which can be found in any other creature.  This sets man apart from all other life.

It also places an enormous responsibility on us as grandparents to see that we are accurately reflecting God’s image for His glory in the way we live and the way we treat one another.  It is imperative that we do all we can to keep our grandchildren from falling prey to the lies of the world and Satan that would strip them of this image. We must help them grasp the truth that as children made in God’s image they have what no other creature has—the privilege of a personal relationship with the Creator. It is why the Father is so insistent that no one be guilty of hindering any of His “little ones” from coming to Him.

GRANDPAUSE: “He that is made in the image of God must know him or be desolate.” -George MacDonald