Please read 1 Corinthians 11.
Meditate on verse 1.
Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.
Wow! Paul is bold in
his exhortations. At first glance, his
command sounds arrogant. But think about
what he is really saying. His command is
to imitate Christ. Paul took his own
command so seriously that he, too, was imitating Christ; therefore, these young
Christians in Corinth who were surrounded by idolatrous paganism, could look to
Paul as an example of how to live in Christ.
What about your life?
Do you behave and speak in such a way that you could encourage another
to come alongside you, and by imitating you, actually learn how to imitate
Jesus? It is a convicting thought, and
as a follower of Jesus Christ, should be what you would not hesitate to tell a
less mature believer.
Spend the next 24 hours examining every moment of your
day. Is there even a second when you
would be embarrassed to have another Christian observing you?
Live for the Lord in such a way that your family and friends
can imitate you and actually be imitating Jesus.
Pray 1 Corinthians 11:1 over yourself and those for whom you
are discipling and standing guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah
62:6-7).
“Lord, make me an
imitator of You.
When _____________
imitates me,
may it actually be
imitating You.
In Your Name, Jesus~”
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