Oct 16, 2018
The Son is the radiance
of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things
by his powerful word. Heb 1:3
Jesus shows us the
image, character & will of God---imitating Jesus honors God.
When we read about Jesus, we think of Him as a man. Our understanding of Jesus is based on the people
we are used to living around. We read
His miracles and His teaching, and recognize His Lordship by the Scriptures,
but still imagine Jesus as a divine man.
That’s understandable, since we only have direct physical experience
with human beings.
But Jesus was far more than that. Jesus was “the Word in flesh”. He wasn’t just a Divine Man, He is humanized
God. Out of love for us, Jesus chose to
take on the limitations of flesh and live among us in the limitations of earth,
so that He could be sacrificed in our place.
Just because He took on the limitation doesn’t reduce His divinity.
That means Jesus was still the image of God, He still had
the full character of God, and He lived out the will of God – because HE IS
GOD! Don’t miss that! He wasn’t just a man with godly qualities, He
is God living inside the flesh of a man.
That makes Jesus far more important than just a great teacher or leader,
it makes Him fully qualified to be Lord of our lives.
I encourage you to spend today THINKING ABOUT THAT! Jesus is the complete Godhead, taking on the
limitation of human beings out of love for you and I. How amazing!
His love for you and I is SO GREAT that He was willing to limit Himself
in a bodily form. So if you want to know
what God’s will is for your life, look to Jesus. If you want to know what character qualities
to develop, match to Jesus. If you want
to be a success in life, imitate Jesus.
That may not require a physical crucifixion, but it will likely require
taking on limitations. It definitely
will call us to follow Jesus and imitate His lifestyle.
It also speaks to the power of Jesus’ words. Everything He said was Divine! That makes His words SO IMPORANT and so vital
to understand, because they carry the weight of both authority and power. Just as God’s Word had the power to create
everything in the universe, Jesus’ words have the power to change our lives
forever. Learning His Words should be
the top priority in our life, because they define the structure and essence of
how life is created.
We have been given an amazing gift! Unlike those in the Old Testament, we don’t
have to try and figure out God’s will by following rules. We get to learn how to follow God by
imitating Jesus. Instead of an outline
to live by, we have an image to follow.
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