Imitating jesus

IMITATING JESUS

 

Be imitators of God . . . (Eph. 5:1 NIV).

 

Wherever young people gather — in malls, on practice fields, at football games — you will probably notice some individuals whose hairstyles, clothing or mannerisms mimic popular sports stars or television celebrities.

 

Someone has said, "We paste bits and pieces of others on ourselves." Imitation has been called the sincerest form of flattery. Christ is our Savior, and He is also our example. Obviously, we are very limited in our ability to imitate Christ. We cannot expect to be all that He was, or to demonstrate the perfection of His character. Nor are we to interpret this imitation as an attempt to be Christian. We are not Christians by imitation. We are Christians only by regeneration. We do not imitate Christ to become a Christian. We imitate Christ because we are Christians.

 

Imitating Jesus means walking the pathways of selfless love, holiness, light and obedience. How carefully we should walk in His footsteps, knowing that we are His representatives, His ambassadors.

 

Life response: What I know about Jesus Christ, I will seek to duplicate in my words and actions.