Genesis 31:17-32:12Matthew 10:24-11:6
Psalm 13:1-6
Proverbs 3:16-18
Matthew 10:24-25 reads- "A student is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for the student to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. " This verse brings me back to Lubbock, Texas. In 1995, as I sat in the classroom downstairs for AIM, I remember Jay Jarboe speaking of this text. His point was simply, "It is enough to be like Jesus." Wow! Talk about a mouth full. Over a decade later and we still find ourselves trying to be like Jesus. When we are happy, we ask if that joy is reflective of the joy he had. When angry, we ponder if that anger is righteous as his. His passions are our passions. His dislikes are our dislikes. Well.... that was the plan anyway. Sadly, thirteen years later and we still find ourselves NOT being like him enough. So, what do we do? Do we give up and move on? As the apostles so faithfully stated, "Where would we go?" Yes, it is still enough to be like Jesus. So, we strive forward, knowing that the journey is making us more and more like him, whether we see it or not.
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