Experiencing the Whole Story of Scripture With the Whole Family: A 5-Day Reading PlanSample

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If you have them, gather together some family photo albums and spend a few minutes comparing the way different relatives tend to resemble each other. Compare fathers and mothers to sons and daughters, or go back several generations if possible. But beyond that, also point out that children often adopt the same mannerisms and sayings as their parents. Point out a few examples of this in your own home if you can. Then explain that children take on the characteristics of their parents. In a similar way, when God created human beings, He made them in a special and unique way. God made men and women in His image. 

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Genesis 1:26-31

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God created everything from nothing, but the way He created people was completely unique. Unlike the stars, the mountains, or the animals, God created men and women in His image. That means human beings share some characteristics with God. For example, we can love God and each other in a way that plants and animals never could. We are meant to have a real relationship with the God of the universe—to love Him and love being with Him. 

Because we are created in God’s image, God also wants us to bring honor to Him in the way that we relate to the rest of His creation. We are to think, love, and act in the way God does. This is how we are meant to live, but as we’ll soon find out, something happened that broke our ability to love this God who loves us so much. 

Reflect

1. If every person is created in God’s image, then how should we treat every person no matter who they are? 
2. What are some ways we can all show we are created in God’s image today?
3. Have you ever seen a person being treated like they weren’t made in God’s image? 

Pray

Thank You, God, for making us in Your image. Help us to remember that our purpose is to love and glorify You in our lives.