The
Word for Today
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2015-02-07
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Written by Bob and Debby Gass
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At creation God
said, 'Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our
nature...' (Genesis 1:26 TM). Clearly God's intention for each of us has
always been to reflect His nature, His character, His purposes, His thoughts,
and His ways. And if you want to know what that looks like, examine the life
of Christ. Paul said, 'Now He [Jesus] is the exact likeness of the unseen God
[the visible representation of the invisible]; He is the Firstborn of all
creation' (Colossians 1:15 AMP). So your greatest goal, especially if you
want to be used by God, must be Christ-like-ness. That means you should
endeavour to handle situations as He did, and treat people the way He would.
Peter writes, 'For even to this were you called [it is inseparable from your
vocation]... Christ...suffered for you, leaving you [His personal] example...that
you should follow in His footsteps' (AMP). Jesus is your example when it
comes to these three things: 1) Suffering. When He was mistreated, instead of
retaliating He responded with love, patience, and kindness. 2) Serving. He
stooped to wash the feet of His disciples, then told them, 'Now go and serve
one another. Nothing should be beneath you' (John 13:15-17). 3) Submitting.
He said, '...I carry out the will of the One who sent me, not My own will'
(John 5:30 NLT). And here's the good news: God will keep working on you -
indeed; He's committed to it - to bring you to the place where in every
circumstance of life, you act the same way as Jesus.
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