OUR SOURCE
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.” (Genesis 1:26)
God made man in His own image and likeness and gave him the power and authority to rule. God wanted man to remain in Him and have a close relationship with Him.
God created Fish and other living creatures of the Sea and every living thing with which the water teens and that moves about in it according to their kinds.
So, water is the source of Fish and it has to remain in water in order to be alive.
Likewise, God said, Let the land produce vegetables, seed bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit. Hence, plants and trees should remain and be rooted deep in the earth so as to bear fruit and be alive as earth/soil is the source for the trees and plants. If the tree is uprooted and separated from the earth it will die.
God created man in his own image so he has to remain with the Source i.e.GOD. As fish remains in water and trees rooted in the earth their source, man also should remain in God, his source to be alive otherwise he will be dead spiritually.
When Adam had a close relationship with God his source, he was happy and full of life. When he ate the fruit of knowledge of good and evil he was disconnected from the source and was driven out of Eden.
Even today, man wants to depend on his own wisdom and knowledge rather than submit himself to his Creator, his Source.
In John 15 Jesus says, I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be done for you.
Let us remain in HIM our SOURCE so that we have Life, Life in abundance!!!
PRAYER
Abba Father, You have created us in your own image and likeness and gave authority to rule over everything. On the contrary we have miserably failed due to our greed and selfishness and got disconnected from You our Source of Life. Forgive us Father. We come to you and surrender ourselves to You and want to remain in You so that we have Life, Life in abundance. In Jesus's name we pray, Amen.
Sol. Amalraj