I have my mother’s eyes.
I have my father’s temperament.
I have my grandmother’s feet, my aunt’s sense of humor, my
grandpa’s smile.
It’s fun to look at people and find family resemblances.
Sometimes traits and characteristics are learned; sometimes they’re inherited.
We look and act like other members in our family.
And that’s cool.
How much though do I resemble Jesus? I’ve been adopted into
his family. I probably will never look like him physically. But I can learn his
character traits. I can grow into his likeness.
This morning, Oswald Chambers whacked me upside the head
with this statement:
“The resounding evidence of the Holy Spirit in a person’s
life is the unmistakable family likeness to Jesus Christ, and the freedom from
everything which is not like Him.”
When will I fully take on my appearance as the daughter of
My King?
And almost as importantly—when will those character traits
become so strong that people around me recognize the family resemblance? So
that I’ll not only have my earthly father’s temperament but my Heavenly
Father’s temperament as well.
That’ll be cool.
PRAYER: Heavenly
Father, thank you for adopting us into your family. Thank you for giving us
time to grow and learn your character traits. Please help us become
recognizable as members of your family. Amen.
WHAT ABOUT YOU? What
physical and character traits have you inherited?
NOTE: Today’s post is based on the February 8 devotional
from Oswald Chambers’ My Utmost for His
Highest.
4 comments:
I guess the more we tend to "lean inward" the more we resemble Jesus. Maybe if we lean in close enough we'll become "fused at the hip" with Him. How cool would that be?
@ Chris - good point. And being joined at the hip obviously means you can't stop "walking with Jesus by your side."
I hope I am becoming more like Jesus. I do get discouraged to see that my struggles are the same struggles that I had as a child. I long for that freedom from bad habits and addictions. I need Jesus to save me from myself.
@ Pam - you definitely look like you're part of Jesus' family!
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