MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GOD


The Lord Jesus Christ was faced with such a hypothetical situation when the spies sent by the herodians and the pharisees ask a tricky question as whether it is lawful to pay taxes to Caesar (the Roman emperor) or not. If He is to answer with yes or no, it will put Him at logger head with the Jewish authority and the roman emperor, that was indeed a trick to trap Him but He possess a degree of wisdom higher than that of a frail mortals. His answer was" whose image and superscription appears on the tribute coin " and of course their answer was Caesar's, He end the discussion by emphatically telling them "GIVE TO CAESAR WHAT BELONGS TO CAESAR AND TO GOD WHAT BELONGS TO GOD[Luke 22:16-22].

SEAL OF OWNERSHIP
That tribute coin belong to Caesar by the virtue of his image engraved on the coin. We would find a thought provoking truth if we take a journey back to the beginning.
In Genesis 1:26 we read "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likenes".
The tribute coin in the context above belongs to Caesar because his image is inscribed on it. Do you know that you are not the sole owner of your life but God owns you?
You are created in His image and likeness and you owe Him your life in it's entirety, He is your rightful owner and to discover your destiny, your potential, your purpose and your bearing in life you have live in subjection to Him.
The moment you edge Him out of your life, you will end up being a shadow of your real self and what He Has destined you to be.
If you are living in sin and violation of His dictates you have to repent and make your ways right with Him. This is the only way to live up yo your greatest potential in life and have a blissful eternity(heaven at last).
God bless you.