Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.
Ephesians 5:1 NLT
Little children follow the behaviour modelled to them. I see snarls on little faces that are present on their parents faces. The parents are critical and malcontent, the children are becoming the same. Yet I also see godly little girls loving others and exhibiting the soft spirits of their parents.
Jesus came to earth to show us the Father. One of the disciples asked Jesus: "show us the Father". Jesus replied, "He who has seen Me has seen the Father". This is gratifying because all our questions about God are answered in Christ.
Jesus' behaviour was exemplary. We see Him as a compassionate God, a fighter for justice, and a servant to death. No retaliation was on His lips, yet He addressed inequity when needed to His adversaries the Pharisees. They were jealous of His affront to their power base, and for this they persecuted Him.
Remember when armbands where rife, the initials WWJD (what would Jesus do?), we need to have this phrase in our hearts. Amen!
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