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 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~”
The WATCHMAN
on the WALL ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
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