Genesis (the beginning or origin) describing the sixth day: And God said, 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness ...'

A. W. Tozer posed four questions which he proposed had much to do with the summation of much of our life, on how we perceive ourselves and what answers emerge from the depths of our hearts, not necessarily in reference to those questions, not only just through our reactions ...but also through our reasoning.

The first question is: Who are you?

To answer that, I refer back to the first Chapter of Genesis, where our Creation is described: And God said, 'Let us make man in our image ...'

It also seems wholly (and holy) dependent upon our ability to know God's image ...to make it possible to glorify Him (to give correct and accurate account of who He is). But, that is jumping ahead to the third question.

The second question comes before the third: What are you like?

It also comes within that same Bible verse: And God said, 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness ...'

I believe we are to follow after Him ...to follow what He tells us to do (obedience), to follow the right though often difficult or unpopular thing (sacrifice), and to follow what He has shown us (His love) which is not necessarily what we presently feel. Often our feelings tend to gravitate towards the things that are contrary to what God encourages us to do.

Okay, now the third question: Who is God?

Jesus asked his disciples, "But whom do you say that I am?"

God is beyond description or comprehension ...but to the degree we can comprehend is precisely how He shows us who He is. And to make Himself fully tangible to the degree we can understand, He sent His Son.

Actually, we can best know who God is by reading the Bible, and in the same way we can get the answer to the fourth question: What is God like?

As we read the Bible, we can experience along with those who learned more and more about His character, what He desires of us and for us.  He has set aside many good things for us ...and the choice for us is to desire to follow Him (beginning our salvation).

So, when we read of what Jesus asked His disciples, we are to first answer the first question ...in asking whether we actually consider ourselves disciples of Jesus.