In today’s world the focus seems to be on “our differences.” They are many ways people differ, of course. From the way we look to the way we think to the way we act. From the way we were raised to the way we raise our kids. We differ in our tastes, our loves, our goals. The list is endless.
But then there is this. There is one thing that we all have in common. We were born. We were created. We were ALL created in the image of God. Genesis 1:26 shows this truth. “Then God said, let us make man 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.”
We all descended from one set of parents, Adam and Eve. Christians, Muslims, and Jews can all unite behind that statement. For others, who say science is their god, science is also increasingly showing that the minuscule difference in our genetic code points to one set of parents. There is really only ONE human race. We are all one big and broken family!
Because each of us was created in God’s image, every one of us has immeasurable worth. And, again, according to Genesis 1:26, each of us was created to be a ruler, first over our own passions, and then over creation.
WE ARE DEEPLY BOUND TOGETHER BY SOMETHING GREATER THAT ANYTHING THAT SEPARATES US!
The entire human race is a family. We are ALL related! Family will fight. Family members can be very different. But family is family!
I wish the world would remember this.
