THE BEGINNING

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth… and the human being.
In the beginning man and woman were created by God as his own image and likeness (Genesis 1 and 2).
So, you and I deserve respect, but, you and I must to respect every person on the earth, because all of us were created by God in his own image.
God took the dust of the ground and formed the human being. All the other wonderful creations of God were made with God’s “word”, like: let there be light; let the land produce; let the birds fly above the earth, etc, but the human being was created by God’s “hands”. Then, God breathed into him the breath of life, and the human being became a living being.
Just think. "We are the unique creatures made by the Creator who have his fingerprint."
We are all descendants of Adam and Eve. And when God made us he had the same model: himself.
God’s desire was that the first couple’s descendants also had reflected his image on the earth. So, that first couple and their descendants should govern all the nature as God would do.
That was the original design of God to human beings. And still is. But, because of Adam and Eve’s sin, the image of God was too distorted in the human race that we barely manage our own lives, how we could do to the land and nature?
Everything that has God created fulfills its function: the animals and plants feed the people; the waters give life to vegetation and satiate the thirst of people, animals and plants; the birds sing and praise the Creator; the flowers beautify the roads, houses and churches. But men and women only fulfill their function on the earth when they reflect the image of their Creator.
How can we get that?
The Bible says (Cl 1:15): Jesus Christ is the image of the invisible God. So, today we have a visible model to follow - the unique perfect man.
Jesus loved the nature. He spoke about the beauty that the Creator had given to the lilies of the field; about the grain of mustard; he spoke of rivers and water sources of living; and more. But above the nature, however, Jesus loved and gave respect to the people created at the image and likeness of God. Like him, we should be.
He loved the Jewish and the foreigner; rich and poor; healthy and sick; adult and child. Jesus loved sinners despite their sins, because he saw in them the image of God, and Jesus wanted to (and still wants) see God’s image restored in them.
Do you want to have in yourself God's image restored?
Just believe in Jesus Christ as your Savior and this will be your own beginning.