Be A JOYful Imitator of GOD

Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  Make sure that it’s the “real thing” and not a counterfeit or cheap imitation!

            Ephesians 5 begins with four powerful words: “Be imitators of God…”

Do we imitate God…or do we imitate others?  Most often we fall short of choosing the BEST example, don’t we?  Who are you imitating?

·        Hollywood stars?

·        The “beautiful people” in the magazines who have been airbrushed to perfection?

·        Do you look up to those who are wealthy by the world’s standards and try to imitate their strategies?

        In truth, there’s only ONE who is worthy of imitating…and that’s Jesus.

             When children are small, they often imitate their parents as part of the learning and growing process.  As we grow in our Christian walk, we should look to our Heavenly Father as our example.  His great love for us led Him to the supreme sacrifice.  Jesus died on the cross that we might live.  Our love for others should emulate that kind of love….self-sacrificing service to others as an expression of Christ’s love in us and through us.

            “Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” Ephesians 5: 1-2.

            Be a JOYful imitator of God by drinking in the JOY of the Lord…and sharing it authentically!