How To Be An Example!
"Therefore I urge you,
imitate me."
1 Corinthians
4: 16
History is filled with examples of examples. Steve Jobs was an
example for Mark Zuckerberg; Warren Buffett was an
example
for Bill Gates. Socrates was an example for Plato. Plato was
an example for Aristotle. Mahatma Gandhi was an example
for Nelson Mandela, and the list is endless.
Everyone is an example to someone whether for good
or for ill. One of the most striking things Apostle Paul
wrote was his encouragement for others to imitate
his example.
This was not a prideful or egotistical exhortation by Paul
as he clarified in 1 Corinthians 11:1: “Imitate me, just as I
also imitate Christ.” His purpose was for believers to be
like Jesus Christ, not like Paul.
And because the four Gospel accounts of Christ
were not available to be read, the only way to be
like Christ was be like others who were
imitating
Him.
Consider: When others witness our words and
actions, if they
imitate us, will they be imitating
Christ or just imitating us?
"A good example
is the best sermon."
Unknown
