One of the most important things you must remember is who you are. You are not just an animal, you are human. You are a child of God created in God’s likeness, which means that you were created to share the divine nature. You are not a god, but you share God’s nature in terms of your spiritual capacities. You were created to be above creation and in authority over it. There was a time when all creation obeyed man. But mankind was tempted and reached for more than what he had. He wanted to take God’s place and be independent and autonomous. So he forfeited his position, and as a result his nature was corrupted and he lost his dignity. Jesus came to restore that dignity to us so that we can once again become children of God and to participate, as Peter says, in the divine nature. In fact, Jesus shows us what our lives should look like. Jesus shows us who God is, but he also shows us who we are, or who we should be. He shows us what perfect humanity looks like. The road of salvation that we commit to as Christians is a road to the restoration of our humanity. God’s priority for our lives is the restoration of the divine image in us. He wants us to be productive again in implementing God’s will on earth. So, he will do whatever it takes to grow you back to that state. That is his priority; is it yours?
Ask God to restore you to what he wants you to be.
Read 2 Peter 1
