I hope by the time you
read this that the temperature is 90 plus degrees and sunny and dry—but I doubt
that is the case. This week we finished up another ice event. I went to the
mailbox Wednesday morning about 10:00. There was at least one quarter inch of
ice on the mailbox lid. It was coming loose from my rain gauge. I reached up
and retrieved the “ice sculpture” which had just come loose. The ice was a
perfect representation of what it had been molded to. It even had the numbers
showing in the ice to show how much it had rained. It reminded me of Colossians
1:15-16, “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible,
and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things
have been created through Him and for Him.”
God wanted us to know what He is like—but that was almost
impossible because He is in heaven and we’re residents of earth. But God had a
plan: to send His own Son to live and play and work among us so we could see up
close and personal what God looked like—what His character is. Just like the
ice that took on the form of the rain gauge, we can look at Jesus and see what
His Father is like.
So where do we fit into this plan? God wants us to follow the mold
of Christ in our lives. 1 Peter 2:21 says, “For you have been called for this
purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example to follow
in His steps.” Galatians 3:27 says, “For all of you who were baptized into
Christ have put on Christ.” We are to show the world what Christ looks like by
molding ourselves into His character. We are to live like Christ. Jesus lived
like God. So people around us can know what God looks like by observing us (our
actions). Wow, it is an honor and a responsibility to be good patterns for
Jesus.
—Alan
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