Eph 5:1-2
Imitate God,
therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. 2 Live a
life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered
himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.
No matter
how much a goat tries, it can never imitate you in the way you talk or the way
you walk. No matter how much an ant tries, it will never be able to accurately
imitate you in anything because it has a different nature from you.
For you to
be told to imitate God is an honor. One thing I should quickly point out is
that this text is addressed strictly to those who are God’s dear children;
those who are born again, who have accepted Jesus Christ not only as their
savior but also as the Lord of their lives.
Because you
are a child of God, God has given you the ability and the power to imitate Him
and be like Him. God doesn’t want you to be ordinary. Like Him He wants you to
be extra ordinary.
One of the
hallmarks of the nature of God is that He loves. Because you are a child of
God, you have received God’s nature to love. When you love you are acting like
God; making yourself superior and projecting the glorious nature of God.
Give someone
love today and let the kingdom of God come through you.
Dear Father,
I thank you for your word today. I pray that today your Spirit will remind me
every moment to imitate you. Thank you Holy Father for answering my prayer, in
Jesus name. Amen.
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