Introduction. As we prepare to make a purchase, one of our biggest concerns is quality and reliability. We study product reviews to see if it has been thoroughly tested and approved. The more extreme the tests, the better we feel: a zipper moved up and down thousands of times, fabric washed and stretched again and again, appliances run twenty-four hours day after day. We carefully consider the things we want in a product and look for assurances it will do those things.
We are always pleased when the things we own meet our expectations. When a car reaches 200,000 miles, an appliance still works, and furniture still looks good after 15 or 20 years, we are happy. But when something we have purchased fails to meet even our minimum standards, we feel cheated.
God feels the same way. After studying the Scriptures, we find that the feelings described above are part of being created in the image and likeness of God and that he feels exactly the same way about those men and women he has purchased.
We are always pleased when the things we own meet our expectations. When a car reaches 200,000 miles, an appliance still works, and furniture still looks good after 15 or 20 years, we are happy. But when something we have purchased fails to meet even our minimum standards, we feel cheated.
God feels the same way. After studying the Scriptures, we find that the feelings described above are part of being created in the image and likeness of God and that he feels exactly the same way about those men and women he has purchased.