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“Looking Like God” By Kirk Hunt
Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”
2 Timothy 2:19 NKJV
My sons are my children. They have different personalities, different skills and different lives, yet they are clearly mine. Good looking as they are, they are mine because they act like me.
God’s people are His people. We have different personalities, different skills and different lives; still we are clearly His children. The closer we are to Jesus, the more we act like Him and even look like Him.
Yes, we all make mistakes. From time-to-time, we all slip into error. Still, when you turn and reestablish yourself on His principles, you remain His.
God’s saints must constantly resist, and even run from, sin and iniquity. While we hate the sin, just like Christ, we always love the sinner (Romans 5:8). That includes loving the sinner we see in the mirror.
How do we life by His principles? We study Scripture to learn them first hand. We pray so that He can speak them directly to our hearts. We fast, so that our human flesh comes to understand that we are living by Holy discipline. Finally, we lean on the power of the Holy Spirit to carry us over the places and spaces where we need strength.
Think: The Lord knows you by how you live your life.
Pray: “Lord, help me to live by Your principles so that You can recognize me as Yours.”
Copyright © March 2015, Kirk Hunt
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