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We Have The Ability To Act Like Jesus!
By
Pastor Anita Oyakhilome
Therefore be imitators of God [copy him and follow his example]
as well-beloved children [imitate their father]
(Ephesians 5:1; Amp)
The only reason the above scripture implores us to imitate God—our
father is because we’re like Him! We’re created in His image and in His
likeness; we have His nature, which gives us the ability to act like
Him. This means we can actually copy Him; we can do things like Him. We
can think, speak, act and live exactly as the Lord did while He
physically walked the face of the earth. He was never defeated or
disadvantaged; He couldn’t be! That’s the same life He’s given to us.
Talking about Jesus and us, the Bible says, ‘…as He is so are we in this
world’ (1 John 4:17). We’ve been initiated into the same kind of life!
We have his character, and the same essence of divinity, having become
one with Him. That’s the big thing about Christianity—our oneness with
the Lord!
Now, there’re folks who as a result of their ignorance of new creation
realities claim it’s impossible to act like God or do things like Him.
Such folks always quote the words of the prophet Isaiah: “Thus saith
the Lord; My ways are not your ways, or my thoughts your thoughts.
For as the heavens are higher above the earth, so are my ways higher
than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts” (Isaiah
55:8-9). This scripture doesn’t refer to the new creation, but to folks
in the Old Testament, who lived under the old covenant.
When you were born again, you accepted God’s ways, and His life and
nature of righteousness was imparted into your spirit. Consequently, His
ways became your ways and His thoughts became your thoughts! No wonder
the Bible says we have the mind of Christ (1Corintians 2:16). That means
we now have the ability to think, live and do things like Him. Praise
God!
Confession
Through the Word of God and the ministry of the Spirit, I’m being
transfigured daily into the image of the Son of God! His life and nature
of righteousness imparted into my spirit gives me the ability to live,
act and talk like Him! And by demonstrating the character of the Spirit,
I’m bringing men and women to the knowledge of Christ today. Amen.
Further Study
John 14:12
1Corinthians 2:16
1John 4:17
(Taken by permission from
Christ Embassy Church , aka Believer's LoveWorld Ministries ,
Lagos, Nigeria.
www.ChristEmbassy.org )
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