This is not a repeat of yesterday’s post, but it is another look at verse 22. I have a question. Reread the verse, please.
Now for the question. Who would not want this? Who would not want to be holy, unblemished, and blameless in GOD’s presence? What on earth could be so valuable or appealing that you or I would reject the Lordship of JESUS and miss out on being holy, unblemished, and blameless in the presence of The Creator, Himself?
I mean, what stops people from saying Yes to His deliverance from sin, hell, and the grave?
As I picked up the Scriptures to resume reading where I left off in 2025, the first words I read were: ‘Be imitators of GOD.’ What does that walk out like, you think?
Be Imitators of GOD.
How do we learn to imitate GOD?
How do our children imitate us? It’s something to think about, right? Something to watch and learn just how we are influenced by the people we live with. Shall we watch GOD so closely, listen so often that we imitate Him as easily as our children imitate us? It’s a worthy question to ponder today, isn’t it?
Example: I never instructed our little great-grand to say, “Oh dear,” but he did, and very appropriately, I might add. I didn’t even realize I was saying it frequently until I heard him say it! caveat here: GOD always knows what He is saying.
As I record these words to this screen, there are more hours of Day 1 already spent than there are left to invest. Day 1 is usually a freebie, right? We eat a little more, sleep a little more — even I caught a nap today — than we have promised ourselves we will do this new year. Some of us even stretch out the freebie for more than a day, like until tomorrow, then the weekend, and then, I’ll start on Monday, the 5th. Does GOD do that?
This amazes me every time I read it. Peter was ASLEEP in prison, in chains, and who knows what else was happening below human dignity, but that dear Saint of GOD was asleep! He had certainly given all his cares to the Father. Perhaps that is why he could pen for us in 1 Peter 5:7 to cast all our cares on Him, for He cares for us. There’s more to unpack in this verse. What do you see?
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