This Simple Truth Is Constantly Under Attack

Genesis 1:26-27 - Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." 27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.   NASU 
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• Mankind Made In The Image Of God 

Who is the "Our" in this passage of scripture? I believe it is God Almighty, our Heavenly Father, the "I AM" of Exodus 3:14, the "Word/Logos" of John 1:1 (who will become Jesus when He comes to earth John 1:14) and the Holy Spirit.
 
Mankind was made in God's image and by that I believe it means we have become a "spirit being". We are a "created spirit" being. This is the big difference between mankind and God. Mankind is "created spirit" and God is "uncreated spirit". In other words, He has always been in existence. 

• The devil's plan 

His plan now isn't any different than it was thousands of years ago. His plan is to mar, mangle, deface, ruin, mutilate, harm, spoil, impair, and deform God's creation, mankind.
 
How does he do this? The way he does it is by getting us to believe his lies.
 
He lied to Eve in the garden and he hasn't stopped lying. He is the father of lies (John 8:44).
 
Gen. 3:1-6 - Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?" 2 The woman said to the serpent, "…God has said, 'You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.'" 4 The serpent said to the woman, "You surely will not die! 5 "For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
 
His plan is to lie to you and me about God.
 
In the garden of Eden God said they would die if they ate of the forbidden fruit and they did die, spiritually, after they ate of the forbidden fruit. To die means to separate and that is exactly what happened, their fellowship with God had gone through a separation.
 
They would later die physically.
 
The devil said they would be like God that was a lie. They were already like God. He created Adam and Eve in Their image. 

• God's Plan 

He created a male and a female. The devil's plan is to destroy God's plan and he is doing a fairly good job of that here in the USA. Supreme Court Justice Jackson was asked, "Can you provide the definition for the word 'woman'?" She replied, "She was not a biologist."
 
The devil had to be laughing with her answer. I am not a biologist either but a woman is an adult female. Not a male who thinks he is a female or one who has gone through an operational procedure to become one. 

• Mankind's Plan 

We need to realize we can not improve on God's plan. There is an evil one out there that is to be avoided. The reason why is because he is a liar and he will be lying to you if you will allow him.
 
Spend time in God's Word learning about the great I AM and you will not regret it.
 
Think About These:
 
I have trust issues because people have lying issues.
 
Tell a lie once and all your truths become questionable.
 
Even the smallest lie can break the biggest trust. 
 
Stay Pumped,

Gary A. Serago

Minister of God's Word