26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
This verse marks the climax of creation—God’s intentional formation of humanity. Uniquely made in God’s image, humans are given spiritual, moral, and intellectual capacity, and charged with dominion over the earth. The phrase “let us make” hints at the plurality of God, understood by Christians as the Trinity.
You are created with purpose and value, made to reflect God’s nature and steward His creation. This identity informs how we live, relate to others, and care for the world.
