Just Like Jesus
by Katherine Kehler
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“Oh, magnify the Lord with me” (Psalm 34:3).
We have a new grandson. He was born six weeks early and gave us a bit of a scare. We were packed and ready to leave for a conference in balmy Florida, one phone call in the middle of the night, our plans changed. We repacked our bags, changed our clothes and flights and flew to very cold Ft. McMurray in northern Alberta.
As soon as we walked into the airport terminal and saw our son, we knew all was well. The baby had arrived at noon and both he and mother were doing well. Praise the Lord!
We drove straight to the hospital to see mother and new grandson. And we gazed at the baby. There is something about babies that softens a person’s heart. Makes you all tender and warm inside.
You check them out. Who does he look like? He had a dark complexion and hair like his dad; his facial features were more like his mom. Yes, he looked like his parents. He is their child.
We are . Who do we look like? Can people see Jesus in us? Do you spend enough time with Him so you take on His characteristics and mannerisms? We are to reflect Jesus - like a mirror. Do we magnify Him - make Him seem bigger. Most people we meet have a small view of Jesus. Does their view of Jesus change when they have been with us?
Max Lucado in his book, Just Like Jesus, states,
“God loves you just the way you are. But he refuses to leave you there. He wants you to have a heart like his. He wants you to be just like Jesus.”
Oswald Chambers, in his devotional book, My Utmost for His Highest, writes,
“The one and only characteristic of the Holy Ghost in a man is a strong family resemblance to Jesus Christ and the freedom from everything unlike Him.”
Are we prepared to allow the Holy Spirit to change us so we are just like Jesus? Let’s do it! You will need the Holy Spirit to help you. Here is a prayer for you to say right now.
We are filled with the Holy Spirit by faith alone. However, true prayer is one way of expressing your faith. The following is a suggested prayer:
"Dear Father, I need You. I acknowledge that I have been directing my own life and that, as a result, I have sinned against You. I thank You that You have forgiven my sins through Christ's death on the cross for me. I now invite Christ to again take His place on the throne of my life. Fill me with the Holy Spirit as You commanded me to be filled, and as You promised in Your Word that You would do if I asked in faith. I now thank You for directing my life and for filling me with the Holy Spirit."
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