“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.” 1 John 4:20
Jesus Christ, a spiritual being, entered this world as a human being in order to lead a life reflective of all humans upon this earth. The difference is that he was made perfect in the eyes of his Father in Heaven. He was and still is the one and only Son of God. He walked in the footsteps that you and I walk in and overcame every obstacle thrown his way. He defeated sin for all time with is death upon that cross. We are also to live solid and reflective lives by living through Him. You see, you and I are not made perfect in God. We are humans who make mistakes in life, we stumble on things set before us and we are unable to overcome the evil of the world. However, our Lord tells us that we can be overcomers! We can survive in this world and be strong. With a strong faith in the ways of our Jesus we are overcomers. We are able to walk one step at a time and be prepared for the things set before us. We are to live our lives in the realm of God’s redemptive love and power. We are to choose to live our lives for Him instead of ourselves. We are to die to sin and not consider sinning against our God a viable option in our lives. We are to imitate the way Christ lived and reflect his thoughts, actions and words. We are to let go of our own plans and surrender our lives to Jesus for his control and to live our life by his plan. We are to love others and live with a servant’s attitude. Galatians 2:20 tells us: “I have been crucified with Christ; therefore, I no longer live, but Jesus Christ now lives inside of me.” We change when Jesus comes into our lives. Our attitudes, our thoughts and our words become tame and begin to build others up and not tear them down. We should reflect back on how Jesus lived his life on this earth and do our best imitation of his ways, thoughts and deeds. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!
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