{"id":1586,"date":"2025-11-02T13:32:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T01:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.faithandpractice.nz\/?p=1586"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:20:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T01:20:23","slug":"in-christ-daily-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faithandpractice.nz\/index.php\/2025\/11\/02\/in-christ-daily-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"In Christ Daily &#8211; Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Colossians 1:15<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Thought of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jesus Christ is the first born of all creation, which means we all carry the spiritual DNA of God; we are the Imago Dei, the image of God.<\/p>\n<p>If we want to know what our Heavenly Father looks like, we only need to look at Jesus. His words and actions show us what God is like making Jesus the best image of our Heavenly Father. We don\u2019t have to live in doubt about this invisible God because Jesus came to show us God\u2019s nature and character. God loves us so much that He doesn\u2019t leave us to speculate about his nature \u2013 Jesus shows it to us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Action of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are all created in God\u2019s likeness, so today I will try to live with the awareness that every person I meet carries the DNA of God.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prayer of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>In the busyness of the day, I often forget to look at you, Jesus. Remind me throughout the day that you are the best image of God that I will ever see. 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