Isaiah 51:1

"Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness,

you who seek the LORD:

look to the rock from which you were hewn,

and to the quarry from which you were dug."

If you read on in this chapter, you will find that the author is referring us to our ancestors for guidance and instruction. However, after my first reading of this verse, I wondered if the reference couldn't be toward God. We were made in God's image (Gen. 1:27). To me, it appeared that God was the "rock" and the "quarry." He is our Father and a righteous one, too! Could we possibly find a better example to follow for training in righteousness?

Being made in the image of God is no small thing. We are the only beings like that! This truth motivates me, all the more, to be sure that what I wear and the way I present myself is honorable and respectable. For, in the image of God I was created, and I do not want to dishonor that image.