Is That Jesus?
Jan. 4, 2013
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Whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed
to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many
brethren. —Romans 8:29
As
I walked into church one Sunday morning, a little boy looked at me and
said to his mother, “Mom, is that Jesus?” Needless to say, I was curious
to hear her response. “No,” she said, “that’s our pastor.”
I knew
she would say no, of course, but I still wished she could have added
something like, “No, that’s our pastor, but he reminds us a lot of
Jesus.”
Being like Jesus is the purpose of life for those of us
who are called to follow Him. In fact, as John Stott notes, it is the
all-consuming goal of our past, our present, and our future. Romans 8:29
tells us that in the past we were “predestined to be conformed to the
image of His Son.” In the present, we “are being transformed into the
same image” (the likeness of Christ), as we grow from “glory to glory” (2 Cor. 3:18). And, in the future, “we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is” (1 John 3:2).
Being
like Jesus is not about keeping the rules, going to church, and
tithing. It’s about knowing His forgiveness, and committing acts of
grace and mercy on a consistent basis. It’s about living a life that
values all people. And it’s about having a heart of full surrender to
the will of our Father.
Be like Jesus. You were saved for it!
Be like Jesus—this my song—
In the home and in the throng;
Be like Jesus all day long!
I would be like Jesus. —Rowe
In the home and in the throng;
Be like Jesus all day long!
I would be like Jesus. —Rowe
Live in such a way that others see Jesus in you.
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