A Striking Resemblance
People often say my daughter resembles me and my granddaughter resembles her, and I resemble my mother. It’s undeniable – we were all cast from the same mold. My son is undeniably, His dad’s son. They resemble each other.
While I love that compliment “Your daughter and granddaughter certainly look like you” – most importantly I want for them and me to resemble our Heavenly Father – and to resemble Him is to resemble His nature and His ways.
Ever heard someone say, “The more we live together, the more we finish each other’s sentences and we’re even starting to look alike?” That’s what I pray for in my relationship with God. And the more time I spend with Him, the more I know His plans and purposes for me, and the more I (like to think), that I start to resemble Him. His nature is LOVE.
Learning to love unselfishly is certainly not an easy task. It runs counter to our self-centered nature. That’s why we’re given a lifetime to learn it. God continues to demonstrate His love to us each day. And that’s why He is our role model and why those who spend time with Him will start to RESEMBLE Him and His ways. Ephesians 5:1-2 “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.”
God wants His family to resemble Him and to be known for love more than anything else. Jesus said our love for each other – not our religious beliefs – is our greatest witness to the world. He said, “Your strong love for each other will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” John 13:35. He proved to the world His love – and now as we love and serve, we take on His character and resemble Him.
It is admirable that we could resemble our Father within our four walls and in our own families, but love isn’t learned from hiding out with our four, and no more. We must be around people, even those frustrating people around us, because God’s LIGHT of LOVE in us is “What the world needs NOW, love sweet love. That’s the only thing that there’s just too little of”!
Resembling our Father is to LOVE. It matters most. It takes top priority. So, let’s be LOVE show-offs and resemble our Dad today!