Seeing Coworkers as Image-Bearers [TDPOW #142]
- Staff
- Jul 24
- 2 min read
Scripture
Genesis 1:27 — “So God created man in His own image… male and female He created them.”
Devotional
Before your coworkers are anything else—competent or difficult, kind or abrasive, likeable or challenging—they are image-bearers of God. That means they carry a built-in dignity that does not depend on their performance, personality, beliefs, or behavior.
Seeing people as image-bearers changes how you react to them. You may still confront wrong, set boundaries, or disagree strongly. But underneath it all is a basic respect: this person is someone God created, sees, and loves. Even their gifts, creativity, and passion—whether they acknowledge God or not—reflect something of the One who made them.
When you forget this, people become obstacles, tools, or threats. When you remember it, people become souls—eternal beings who matter deeply to God. That perspective softens harshness, fuels patience, and reminds you that every interaction has eternal weight.
Reflection Questions
Who at work do you find hardest to see as an image-bearer with God-given dignity?
How would truly believing they bear God’s image affect your tone, body language, and decisions toward them?
What practical reminder could you use to keep this truth in front of you during the day?
Prayer
Father, every person I work with bears Your image. Forgive me for the ways I’ve dehumanized or dismissed others in my heart. Help me see them as You do and treat them with the dignity that reflects Your character. Amen.
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This devotional is designed to encourage you as you live out your faith in the workplace. It works best when paired with regular time in Scripture, prayer, and worship—the rhythms through which we grow to know Christ more deeply and become more like Him.
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