Our Daily Bread 22 May 2022 | Something Good And Binding
Welcome to Our Daily Bread Today Devotional for 22nd May 2022 written by Winn Collier to inspire and bless you! Kindly share with other people.
MAY 22, 2022 OUR DAILY BREAD TODAY | SUNDAY
TOPIC: SOMETHING GOOD AND BINDING
Bible in a Year: 1 Chronicles 16–18; John 7:28–53
Key Verse: “God created mankind in his own image.” Genesis 1:27
Today’s Scripture: Genesis 1:26–28
Our Daily Bread 22 May 2022 | ODB Insight
The Latin term imago Dei means “image of God.” Biblically speaking, the lofty notion that humans are created in the likeness of God is rooted in Genesis 1:26: “Then God said, ‘Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.’ ”
Contextually understood, humans are created by God and are like Him in unique ways that allow them, on His behalf, to “rule over” (to have dominion over) what He’s created. This grand governing assignment includes the capacity to reason critically, to judge wisely, and to create with beauty and utility. These and other aspects of being like God are included in humans being “crowned . . . with glory and honor” (Psalm 8:5). By: Arthur Jackson
Our Daily Bread 22 May 2022 Message
Amina, an Iraqi immigrant, and Joseph, an American from birth, attended a political protest on opposite sides. We’ve been taught to believe that those who are separated by ethnicity and politics carry unbridled animosity toward each other.
However, when a small mob accosted Joseph, trying to set his shirt on fire, Amina rushed to his defense. “I don’t think we could be any further apart as people,” Joseph told a reporter, “and yet, it was just kinda like this common ‘that’s not OK’ moment.” Something deeper than politics knit Amina and Joseph together. Though we often have genuine disagreements with one another—substantial differences we often can’t ignore—there are far deeper realities that bind us together. We’re all created by God and bound together in one beloved human family.
God has created each of us—regardless of gender, social class, ethnic identity or political persuasion—“in his own image” (Genesis 1:27). Whatever else might be true, God is reflected in both you and me. Further, He’s given us a shared purpose to “fill” and “rule” God’s world with wisdom and care (v. 28). Whenever we forget how we’re bound together in God, we do damage to ourselves and others. But whenever we come together in His grace and truth, we participate in His desire to make a good and flourishing world. By: Winn Collier
Reflect: Who seems to be completely different from you? What would it be like to spend time with them, sharing what you have in common?
Prayer: God, the way the world is right now, it’s hard to believe that because of You every person shares something deep inside. Help me see this truth.
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