Beginnings tell you a lot about any story. Try missing the first 15 minutes of a good drama, and you’ll spend the rest of the movie trying to catch up! The beginnings of our own lives tell us a lot about our own journeys.

The beginnings of humanity, as depicted in the Bible, give keen insights, for it put in motion and set the stage for the destiny of humanity. True, the story quickly takes a turn for the worst as men and women began to choose paths toward a destiny other than God’s. In our natural, God-given beginning lies an amazing and hopeful foundation for how we can view life, purpose, our present, and our future!

The God, who spoke the world into existence, who put the stars in place and made all the natural things we see, spoke out regarding His most prized creations.

God spoke: “Let us make human beings in our image, make them

                        and every animal that moves on the face of Earth.”

God created human beings;

                        He created them male and female. (Genesis 1:26,27, The Message)

Amazing, isn’t it? In the beginning, God, the divine architect, created us, men and women, with Himself as a sort of template. While we are not like Him in many ways, because He alone is God, we do reflect His image, and we are made to represent Him.

How does it make you feel, knowing that before time began, that in our Father’s eye, His purpose was to create a humanity that was like Himself?

What feelings or impressions does this bring to life in your soul?