It can be easy to read the Genesis account of creation as actually being one big cosmic disappointment: God created something good, but Adam and Eve (and all of us by extension) messed it up and now human life is all a bit of a let-down. But to do so is to miss what God always intended (and through Jesus has acted decisively to restore). Humankind is the pinnacle of His creation. Not only are we images of God in creation - like Him in countless ways and given dominion over the universe - we are in fact extensions of His very being. We are God’s idols. We are His presence on earth. That’s how special we are to Him.