Feb. 10, 2014
TO BE LIKE CHRIST, WHAT MUST I DO?
Is it possible for man to understand by using his limited intellect the things or mind of God. So what is the key to Christ likeness or having His Character, or knowing Him to the point that we seek His PRESENCE within us each day.
Acts 4:13 says “When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.?” So is it a look or a attitude or an aura about a Child of God that tells the world we have been in the PRESENCE of God.
My friends I can only tell you because of my faith, and hope your faith tells you the same. And that is to really know God, first we must ask God’s Spirit to give us understanding as we study God’s word diligently each day. And through our FAITH that in itself becomes the beginning of a firm foundation in knowing Christ, and His will for us.
Luke 6:47-49 tells us “Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does 
them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock.
But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.” Paul also says In 1 Corinthians 3:11
So my friends no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, through God’s Word, and at the same time we must completely surrender our will to the Master, and then WE WILL BECOME LIKE HIM
“I have one deep supreme desire that I may be like Jesus to this I fervently aspire. I want my heart his throne to be so that a watching world may see His likeness shining forth in me. I want His Spirit to fill my hungering soul His power all my life control my deepest prayer my highest goal that I may Be like Jesus” (Crystal Lewis)
“And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:18 Understanding and knowing God’s Word through His Spirit is the process by which God’s character is cultivated in us.
But it must be a daily process, and in so doing, we become aware of our own existence, sensations, thoughts, and surroundings, through Christ, and as a result, each day we begin to walk into Gods divine wisdom. A wisdom that allows us to focus and walk along the same path that Christ did when He was own this earth.
A path of a humble and loving servant to all. Phil. 2:1-2 tells us “Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.”
My friends of all the wonderful attributes of our Lord, as I try and understand Him and the things He wants us to know 
about Him. The most outstanding was his humbleness. Paul states in Philippians 2:5-8 “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.
And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” God chose us “……to be conformed to the image of his Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.” (Romans 8:29) Oh what a honor, my friends. And to show my thanks and love to God for all He has done for me I will serve Him till the day He comes to take me away to live in His pure and holy kingdom.
So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY
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