God made all the creatures in the sea, on the land, and in the sky. But even though He crafted giant sharks, teensy-weensy termites, and wondrous birds of all colors, shapes, and sizes, His greatest handiwork was forming Adam and Eve. God showed His love for “mankind” in a special way by creating them (us, you!) in His own image. And then, as the first and best birthday gift ever, God gave Adam and Eve the entire world to use and to rule. Now that’s a mighty big love!
So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
After writing the list of bugs, draw your favorite one. If you wanted to draw all the bugs in the world today—about 900,000 different kinds—and each sketch took only one minute, you’d be drawing for 625 days without stopping to eat or sleep or go to school. That’s a lot of work! Imagine how much work God did to form all the bugs. And He did that for us!
Imagine what you would look like if you were a bug. Draw a picture of yourself and a family member or friend as bugs. What special features do you have in the drawing? What special features do you have as humans? Think of all the things about that person that remind you of our good God and write them down.
God, thank You for loving us so much that You made us to reflect Your image. Amen.