“When man is what he ought to be, others should be able to look at him and see something of God in him: something of God’s love, God’s kindness, and God’s goodness.”
Anthony Hoekema in Created in God’s Image (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1986) 67.
At Bridgeway Community Church last Sunday, James Hoxworth delivered a great message on Humanity and how man and woman are made in the image of God. In that context, he shared this quote by Hoekema.
We were made to reflect God’s love, kindness, and goodness. “Goodness” in the Scriptures is synonymous with generosity. This quote struck me because this Lenten season I am learning that “in Christ” I am being re-made to reflect “God’s love, God’s kindness, and God’s goodness.”
Today marks the end of the third week of Lent. I can’t believe we are almost halfway to Easter. What are you learning as you fast, pray, and give to those in need?
Do people see God’s love, God’s kindness, and God’s goodness when they look at you?