“Put into practice the example of all that you have heard from me or seen in my life and the God of peace will be with you in all things.”Philippians 4:9 TPT
As I read this I ask myself, ‘who’s life can I copy?’ I cannot copy anyone I know back in Australia; I do not know people in Nepal well enough to copy them; I am drawn to Jesus and perhaps Paul however, Jesus I have studied the most. Preachers I listen to, BillJohnson mostly, have their own cultural ways and preferences that I do not share, but one thing I do share is my love for Jesus. I am encouraged in this.
Who will follow me? I am responsible for being an example to my children and grandchildren; those the Lord gives me to disciple; those I encounter as I share Jesus. I cannot live for selfish reasons and ambitions. I am a witness for what Jesus can do in a person.
Jesus laid down His eternal position to live amongst sinful man, He taught a new way of understanding of the Father and His ways; He gave His life on the cross for all sin and He rose again to give us all eternal life. If Jesus can do this for me, surely I can do my bit for Him. Amen!
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