“So God created human beings in His own image.” (Genesis 1:27)

And from John 15:5: Jesus says, “Apart from Me, you can do nothing.”

Most of us remember “The Jungle Book,” and we usually remember the song without remembering why it’s being sung.

“I want to be like you.”

It’s not a happy campfire moment.

Mowgli, the human child, has been captured. And King Louis, the orangutan, wants something that Mowgli has — fire.

Because fire means power.
It means control.
It means dominance.

He wanted to become more than what he was.

So King Louis sings: “I want to be like you.”

This isn’t admiration.
It’s envy with an agenda.
It’s imitation that crosses a boundary.

Scripture tells us we were created in God’s image, not as God.

Genesis says it plainly. God created human beings in His own image.

That means dignity, purpose, calling.

But it does not mean replacement.

King Louis wanted power that wasn’t his.
He wanted authority without calling.
Fire without obedience.

And it ends the only way it can.
The imitation fails.
The temple collapses.

Because imitation without calling always collapses.

Jesus names the truth King Louis ignored.
“Apart from Me, you can do nothing.”

Letting God be God is not weakness. It’s wisdom.

We were never meant to generate the fire.
We were meant to live from the flame.

Prayer
God forgive us for wanting control instead of trust. Forgive us for chasing power instead of dependance. This summer, slow us down and remind us who You are and who we are not. Teach us again how to abide, not strive. You are God. We are not. And that’s really good news. Amen.

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