At a recent luncheon I introduced my daughter to several of the ladies. Their response was typical. One would say, "You look just like your mother!" And the next, "the spitting image of your dad!"
We chuckled over that, but it is true. She resembles both of us and, as much as she hates to admit it, she even acts like one or the other of us at times. A family resemblance! Of course some of this is genetics, and some of it she has picked up from hanging around us.
Scripturally, this is fascinating. When Jesus was born, he took on the form of a man. He looked like me, so to speak. And I got to see God fleshed out, acting the way I should.
So when God tells me in His word that He has a purpose for me - to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, there should be a family resemblance. To look like Jesus, I have to act like He would. That comes from hanging around Him, studying His character in the Word and imitating Him.
And when I look like Jesus, others will see Jesus in me. That is my real purpose!
Nancy
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