Genesis 1

Day 1

Genesis 1:26
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.”

God never intended man to do life alone, which is why a small group community is so important to the local church body…   God Himself was part of a small group community…  In verse 26 He says, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness…”  Even from the very beginning our creator was about community…  God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit…  If our creator didn’t ride solo, then He obviously didn’t intend for us to do life by ourselves.  One of my favorite verses in the bible is Hebrews 12:24-25 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. We have an enemy who would love for us to walk through life alone.  When we are alone we are more vulnerable to be entrapped by our adversary who has our demise on his daily agenda!  We need our brothers and sisters to encourage us when we need it, call us out when we are wrong,  won’t let us give up on our commitments, stand in our corners, pick us up when we fallen…  A spiritual entourage if you will!  That’s God’s design for us, we are programmed that way and we were created in HIS image!