Walk As Jesus Walked

But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. He who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk just as He walked. - 1 John 2:5-6

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" is a common question we ask our children when they are young. Many of your own aspirations may have changed or remained unfulfilled. For a Christian there is one goal to live up to daily. That is to be like Jesus: to conform your behaviour, deeds, words and your whole life to what the Lord had been teaching and practicing. You may be an authority on theological doctrines, know the Bible from cover to cover and participate in many seminars and spiritual meetings, yet if your life is not transformed to imitate the life of our Lord Jesus Christ, all will be in vain.

"The Holy Spirit wants to produce Christ-like individuals - not religious robots, not doctrinal champions, not evangelistic whirlwinds, but men who are like Jesus Christ," concludes George Verwer in his search for the heart of the New Testament message. Many non-Christians do not want to turn to the Lord because they see the life of Christians around them and are totally put off. What about you? Can those around you testify to the Christ-like nature in you? Or is there a world of difference to what you are and what you profess to be?

Paul was an imitator of Christ. In 1 Thessalonians 1:5-6, Paul said, "You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your good. And you (set yourselves to) become imitators of us and (through us) of the Lord Himself ..."

Will you renew your relationship with the Lord today and determine to transform yourself to be Christ-like? As you imitate the Lord Jesus, let your life influence the lives of others around you, so they too will be drawn to Him.

- Daniel O.C