WHY WE ARE ALWAYS IN GOD’S MIND

What is man that you are mindful of him? That’s the question and it’s posed by a male using a male pronoun but I want you to know this is not a gender specific question. This is the use of the word ‘man’ to denote “humanity” the species. It is as the Psalmist answers the question that we find direction to the person whom we can be like. Always keep in mind that Genesis 1:26 carries God’s intention to create humanity in his image.

The first thing you have to note in the question is the evidence that in all of God’s creation, humanity has a special place. “What is man that you are mindful of him?” Think of the remarkable aspect of the scientific world of which you are aware. Besides the solar system and the planets, the honeybee and the gathering of pollen and production of honey which is edible is a remarkable thing. A typical hurricane produces the energy equivalent of 8,000 one megaton bombs. At over 2000 kilometers long, The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on Earth.

Alright, in light of the absolutely astounding things that God has created, why is the human so important in God’s estimation? And the answer is – because the human is specially designed. And God (Elohim) said, 'Let us make man in our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth' (1:26-28). What is the design? The human was made to bear the image of God, to resemble God, to be like God. In our existence we are supposed to reflect the infinite person who created us. Both God and humans are persons, have personhood, personality and that distinguishes us from non persons. So bearing the image of God pertains to qualities of personhood. God the person has attributes. God has graciously chosen to share with us some of his attributes. Of course there are some qualities that distinctly belong to God and these he does not permit us to share. For instance He is self existent, eternal, omniscient, omnipotent, self sufficient, time transcendent and non corporeal.