April 3, 2019 Spirit Meat Daily Devotional : Topic - IMITATING JESUS CHRIST (1) - HEBREWS 12:1-4
Jesus is our pattern; He is the main example for us as God’s children. In fact, one of the core reasons he came to earth was to model for us how to live in holiness and truth. God wants more than anything that we become more like Christ each day so that He can be the firstborn among many brothers. The quality of our individual Christianity is directly linked to how similar we are to Christ.
There are many places in which the Bible encourages us to be like Jesus, to follow His example. Hebrews 12 goes even further in explaining to us what we are to do. The various steps to take in following the example of Christ are as follows:
1)Understand that you are compassed about by a great cloud of witnesses, in that you must be aware of the eternal side of our journey on earth. Your focus must always be on the eternal, and the only way to truly embark on this journey to be like Jesus is to have eternity on your mind.
2)Lay aside weights and besetting sins. A besetting sin refers to any sin that constantly trips you up in your walk with God. As humans, we all have our weaknesses and vices: some lie easily, some steal, others backbite or cheat. You need to identify such areas and focus on them with the intention of becoming like Jesus.
PRAYER: Dear father, help me to know you. I ask that you show yourself strong to me and give me the strength to be more like you each day. Amen!
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Deuteronomy 23:1-25:19, Luke 10:13-37, Psalm 75:1-10, Proverbs 12:12-14
April 3, 2019 Spirit Meat Daily Devotional : Topic - IMITATING JESUS CHRIST (1) - HEBREWS 12:1-4
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