How To Imitate God!
"Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.
And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us
and given Himself for us, an offering and a
sacrifice to God
for a sweet-smelling aroma."
Ephesians 5: 1-2
One of the most successful commercials of all
time was originally broadcast on
August 8, 1991.
The product was a sports drink, and the star of
the commercial was legendary basketball player
Michael
Jordan.
The commercial had Jordan play basketball
and consuming the sports drink, ending with
“Be like Mike.” It worked! Sales of the sports
drink took off.
Irish playwright Oscar Wilde was the
first to say
that “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”.
Flattery is not a reason the apostle Paul tells us
“be imitators of God.” It is because God is love
(1 John 4:8) and has demonstrated His love
toward us (Romans 5:8).
If our goal is to be a good basketball player,
“be like Mike.” If our goal is to be like Christ,
we must imitate God by walking in love the
way Christ did.
Imitation requires intimate knowledge.
Spend time with God in His Word daily
in order to imitate Him.
"Nowhere do we imitate God
more than in showing mercy."
Albert Barnes
