When God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness,” He used two words — image and likeness. Not because He needed to repeat Himself, but to show how deeply we reflect Him. Image — that’s the visible resemblance, like a picture mirroring its source. Likeness — that’s the inner nature, the heart, the character, the soul. You and I were made to carry both — the outer reflection and the inner essence of God Himself. We are not random, not evolved by chance. We were ch