Deuteronomy 4:1-49Luke 6:39-7:10
Psalm 68:1-18
Proverbs 11:28
A student is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.
Being compared to someone can be a scary thing. In the past, I've been compared to other family members, a few washed-out comedians and musicians, and the occasional random person that someone grew up knowing that has long since been forgotten. However, in the last two weeks, I have been told twice by two different people that I remind them of one person in particular. Both times I heard this, I leaned back and laughed, because the comparison being made was to someone who I consider to be a mentor in my life. He invested in me, and now I reflect him, represent him, and take him with me in all of my interactions with others. The fact is, we do tend to be like those that we've been around and spend time with. The question for the Christian is, "How much like Jesus are we?" Do we reflect Christ? Can we honestly say that we look and act and behave like him? If we don't, it is possible the reason for this comes from a lack of association. To truly be like him is to know him. To truly know him is to be like him. Today we are called to be like Jesus!
3 comments:
I don't know what to say.
... about the pictures. The post made sense. The pictures, though. Dude.
Chris,
Your exactly right. We do start to resemble those we are around. Christ should be numero uno, and we should be resembling him the most.
I like the picture collage (sp?), despite what Mrs. Z says :o). And your right, it would be scary being compared to those guys.
Sorry Mrs. Z, I liked it.
Ralph
There are worse people to be compared to, although not much worse!
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