Our Daily Bread for Kids: 365 Devotions From Genesis to RevelationUzorak

Jesus Was There

Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image and likeness. And let them rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky. Let them rule over the tame animals, over all the earth and over all the small crawling animals on the earth.-Genesis 1:26 NIrV

The story of creation tells us how our world began. On the sixth day, God said, “Let us make human beings in our image and in our likeness.” Did you notice the word us? Who was God talking to since there were no people?

There is only one God, but He exists in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Genesis 1:2 says that God’s Spirit was hovering over the waters. A verse from the New Testament says that Jesus is exactly like God. Jesus is higher than all things. God created everything through His Son (see Colossians 1:15–16).

The Son is Jesus, who is also God. He made the sun, moon, and stars appear in the sky. He made the plants and trees on the land. He created whales to splash their tails and eagles to soar through the sky. He watched tigers race across the land and koala bears climb gum trees.

So when God said, “Let us make human beings in our image,” the word us refers to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This is called the Trinity, which means “three in one.”

Because God made people in His “image,” we can know God in a way that’s different from the rest of creation. He created us with a spirit so we can talk to Him and learn about Him from the Bible and His creation. God created the world by speaking words, but He created a human being by breathing life into him. The first person was made in God’s image, and so are you.

Crystal Bowman and Teri McKinley

EXPLORE MORE: Read Genesis 2:7 to find out how God created the first person.

TALK TO GOD

Thank God for making you in His image.

DID YOU KNOW?

The cheetah is the fastest animal on land and can run up to 70 miles (113 kilometers) per hour.

Jesus is my creator.