IN HIS IMAGE

How many of you guys remember the days when you would come to church and as your parents went to the main santuary you went to sunday school? How many of you guys remember Noah's ark, Moises parting the seas, and Jesus doing miracles? How many of you guys remember Joseph and his really awesome jacket? (alright so maybe it was a tunic)

I have been able to read Joseph's life story in depth and with discernment in a way that leaves me speechless. Joseph was paralleled to Jesus did you know that? Check this out

Joseph: Jacob's favored son,

Jesus: God's one and only beloved son

Joseph: Had dreams of his reign

Jesus: KNEW about His reign

Joseph: Hated by his own brothers,

Jesus: Hated and crucified by His own people

Joseph: Rejected by his brothers,

Jesus: Rejected by the jews (His brothers)

Joseph: Was placed in a foreign land to serve,
Jesus: went to foreign cities to serve

Joseph:Tempted but refused potiphars wife

Jesus: Tempted but refused sins of satan.

Joseph: placed in a high position by egyptians(foreigners)

Jesus: Valued by gentiles (us)

Joseph: Became the solution to a famine (shortage in food)
Jesus: Became the solution to a famine (shortage of Hope)

Joseph: showed his people his dreams were right all along
Jesus: shall show the jews he was right all along

Amazing is not even close to describe how God does things. Now if you love literature like me, then THIS just blows you away. IF this hasnt then THIS should.

Joseph pleased God. God is Love therfore God wants us to portray love. Christ was the completion, the fullfillment, of God's love. He portrayed love like no one else and became a man that was created in God's image. God had many men who were amazing. They were placed in the bible because God saw HIMSELF in them and was PLEASED

[Genesis 1:27-31
So God created human beings in his own image.In the image of God he created them...Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!]

Abraham was tested with Isaac. God wanted to see if he would sacrifice HIS son, HIS promise, HIS offspring. Harsh right? not at all!!!!!

God did the same thing remember? I have heard many people say:

"how can you serve a God that would ask someone to kill their own son?"

ummm how can you NOT serve a God that would do that for YOU?

When God saw that Abraham would kill Isaac simply because He asked him to He told him to STOP. Why? God had seen Himself in Abraham and was pleased.

God is ALWAYS looking for HIMSELF in US since that is how He created us. IN HIS IMAGE.

CHRIST was the fullfillment of that. Christ was God therfore God was pleased. The men mentioned in the bible were there because they reflected God because God saw it pleasing to His eyes that they would live a Godly life. My question is: Can God see Himself in you? My prayer for my life is that God may look at me one day and see HIMSELF and be pleased. How about you?