Conformed To His Image God has blessed his children, and has offered this same blessing to all humanity. The greatest blessing is salvation through His only begotten son, Jesus the Christ (John 3:16; Rom. 5:6-9). With that salvation comes every spiritual blessing in the heavenly place, when one is in Christ (Eph. 1:3). One of those blessings is the path of life to follow. We are not left wondering how our life should be lived, for each page of the New Testament reveals the model for life. And, Jesus Himself was the model for our life. For God has determined that we should be conformed to the image of Jesus (Rom. 8:29). The image of Jesus, the pattern of life that he lived, is revealed in the four gospels, after previewed in the Old Testament and then reviewed in the New. We cannot be born of a virgin, nor can we die for the salvation of the world. But, we are to live as Jesus lived. Jesus provided for the physical needs of others. He fed the five thousand! But, since he has not given us that miraculous power he does not expect us to do exactly the same. He does, however, instruct us to care for the fatherless and widows in their affliction (Jas. 1:27). He does expect us to do good to all men, especially to fellow saints (Gal. 6:10). Are you conformed to His image? We are to have compassion on others, as Jesus did. His compassion moved him to heal their sick (Matt. 14:14). While we cannot heal miraculously, we can pray for them, visit them to help with their needs and lend them emotional and physical help when we can. Are you conformed to His image? Jesus’ compassion did more than provide for the physical. He had compassion on them in their spiritual condition (Mark 6:34). When we see people who are lost and yet in their sin, are we moved with compassion. Do we see in them an eternal spirit who will answer to the Lord in judgment? Have we in our compassion begun to teach them? This is what Jesus did, are you conformed to His image? The gospels give us a picture of the life of Jesus. These few examples remind us of the great pattern we have for living. We should read the gospels often, look closely at the life of Jesus and take the needed actions to be conformed to His image. This is God’s purpose for us, and it is our great blessing! Bulletin. Nov. 2, 2008
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