The Lord is awe-inspiring, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Genesis 9:4-6,
“For your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each man, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of his fellow man. Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made man.”
Here is the establishment of capital punishment by God. It is not based on considerations of a particular shift from one covenant to another, etc., but in the truth that man was created by God in God’s own image. In a great paradox God requires the life of a murderer since the murderer has taken the life of one made in God’s image.
We consider each human life as sacred for this very reason: each life is created in God’s image. To kill one made in God’s image is to strike against God himself. What a fearful position to be in! I am reminded of the words of the writer of Hebrews, “We know him who said, ‘It is mine to avenge; I will repay,’ and again, ‘The Lord will judge his people.’ It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” Hebrews 10:30-31.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your theme of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We’d love to hear from you!
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