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And God"); document.writeln("said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have"); document.writeln("dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the"); document.writeln("cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth"); document.writeln("upon the earth.1

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God created the"); document.writeln("heavens and the earth, bringing order to the formless, thus revealing His power"); document.writeln("with a glorious display of beauty. He granted us oceans teeming with life,"); document.writeln("flowers of countless colors, stars and seasons in perfect harmony. And, as the"); document.writeln("supreme act of creation, He said, Let us make man in our image, after our"); document.writeln("likeness (Genesis 1:26). What a privilege to have been created in the"); document.writeln("image of our infinitely creative God! Yet our creation was only the beginning"); document.writeln("of His creative work in our lives.

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One of the"); document.writeln("reasons we do not see ourselves as God sees us is because we are only seeing the"); document.writeln("work in progress. God sees us as we are, sees us as He is forming us, and sees"); document.writeln("the finished product. Before the world began, He predestined us to be conformed"); document.writeln("to the image of His Son. And that is how we will enter heaven: as His transformed"); document.writeln("children.

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If you ask the"); document.writeln("average person if they think God sees them as a masterpiece, they"); document.writeln("are likely to say you are talking to the wrong person. We tend"); document.writeln("to see our faults, failures, and sins, focus on guilt and the past. That is why"); document.writeln("we do not see ourselves as God sees us. The apostle Paul says that each of us is"); document.writeln("a masterpiece (Ephesians 2:10). We are like beautiful tapestries that God is"); document.writeln("always working on. Ask God to help you recognize and appreciate the ways He is"); document.writeln("working in you.

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Suggested"); document.writeln("Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, help me to see myself as you see me, a"); document.writeln("masterpiece created in Christ Jesus. Help me to believe from my heart that you"); document.writeln("are transforming me for your good works. I pray in the name of Jesus, Amen.

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1.   "); document.writeln("Genesis"); document.writeln("1:26 (RVR1960).

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The Encounter"); document.writeln("for today was written by: Rosina N.

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This and other devotionals by Richard (Dick) Innes can be read online.

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