Wonder of the Word Highlights, Day 1

God Values Life

Transcript

Blair Linne: Why do you exist on this planet? Are you here by accident, chance or maybe luck?

No! Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth has good news: you’re here because a wise Creator decided you should be here.

Nancy’s reading in Genesis chapter 1.

Nancy: God created man in his own image. He created him in the image of God. He created them, male and female. This, by the way, is God’s idea, not something that social scientists made up. This is God’s good idea, His very good idea, His plan.

Blair: This is Wonder of the Word Highlights with Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, and I’m Blair Linne.

We’re on a journey with Nancy through the whole Bible. So let’s start right at the beginning. When we recognize God as the Creator, it has a huge effect on how we view ourselves and other people.

Nancy: We tend to get it wrong in one of two directions. First there is the tendency to deify mankind, to elevate humans to the place that only God holds, to elevate humans to be their own gods. Deifying man.

There's another view of mankind that's equally dangerous, and that is diminishing the worth and the value of mankind.

Blair: Have you ever gotten so frustrated with someone, you’ve told them, “Drop dead?” Or if you haven’t said it, maybe you’ve thought it.

Well, these verses remind us. That difficult person is here because God created them to be here, and they deserve our respect since God puts great value on life.

Nancy: Great value on my life. Great value on your mate’s life. Each of your children, even the two-year-old for whom no textbook was ever written, God places great value on that child's life. And each person—that hard to work with officemate, that hard to live with roommate—God places great value on human life.

Blair: You can hear Nancy’s complete teaching on Genesis 1–2 when you listen to her series, The Wonder of the Word. Visit ReviveOurHearts.com to hear Nancy’s teaching or watch it on video. Then join us again next time, here on Wonder of the Word Highlights.

Wonder of the Word Highlights is a production of Revive Our Hearts, calling women to freedom, fullness and fruitfulness in Christ.