Image bearers

I'm reading Sex God by Rob Bell along with two of my friends. We just started this book club sort of deal. We've got a list of books that we all want to read and then we get together and discuss them. Last night was the first official night of our book club get-together. It was great. We just sat around and talked about what we've gotten out of what we've read thus far. We picked out various pages and sentences that really stuck out to us. The one paragraph that really got me thinking was:

"The writer of Genesis makes it clear that in all of creation there is something different about humans. They aren't God, and they aren't going to become God, but in some distinct, intentional way, something of God has been placed in them. We reflect what God is and who God is. A divine spark resides in every single human being.

Everybody, everywhere. Bearers of the divine image."

This really got me thinking. It is without question that we are different than every other creature on the planet and that God did make us special. However, I don't know how or why but I've never really thought that deep into that concept.

We are supposed to reflect what God is and who God is? What are flipping responsibility! We really suck at this, don't we? I mean, the fact that I represent the Creator of ALL is just scary. I'm so far from perfect, and He is all that is perfect. I can't even make an A on a Spanish test, but He created the people who speak Spanish! I am just so far from being anything like God that is hard for me to think that I am a reflection of Him.

What if we really took this concept to heart though? What if we really, truly lived as though we are bearers of the divine image? How great would life be if our goal was to truly represent God? How blessed are we that God chose US to bear His perfect and beautiful image? Just something to think about. :)

That is all for now!
-Rissa


63 days til Kenya!


oh, and HEY JENN! :o)