Genesis 1:26: Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all[a] the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
“Who are we and what does it mean to be human?” This is, obviously, one of the most important questions we could ever ask. But we nned to remember with this, wrong answers will lead to wronged lives. These Bible verses keep us from that. We are creatures of God made in His image.
The fact that we are creatures of God made in His image means, first of all, that we are dependent upon God for our very existence. We are not God and we are really nothing without Him.
Secondly, although we are creatures of God, we are the creatures of God made in His image. We have a special status above that of the other creatures. As a result, we are able to fellowship with God and respond to His Will.
Thirdly, because we are like God we have the ability to rule over the rest of God’s creation and take control of it. This does not mean we can do whatever we want with it, because we are representing God as His vice-regents over the creation.
The biblical view is balanced. It does not elevate us to the status of God above us and it does not demote us to the status of the creatures below us. It does not allow us to think more highly of ourselves than we should and it does not allow us to think less of ourselves than we should.
So today, be emboldened to be who God made you to be – nothing more than that and certainly nothing less.