to be like Him

2 Peter 1:⁶to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness,

god·ly

  

–adjective, -li·er, -li·est.

1.

conforming to the laws and wishes of God; devout; pious.

2.

coming from God; divine

I remember when Michael Jordan was at his peak in basketball dominance.  His uncommon combination of skill and tenacious will to win was infectious.  Kids everywhere wanted to "be like Mike".  We want to be associated with a winner...We want to identify with a winner.  We want to be special and we want to be the best.  I think Godliness is something like this.  Having come into God's family through faith we have tasted His forgiveness and experienced a sense of transformation.  We've seen our God at work in the lives of others and we have read of His great works in His wonderful Book.  Now that have tasted His greatness we want to be as closely associated with Him as possible.  Wouldn't it be great if we felt as strongly about "being like Him" as many felt about "being like Mike"?  "What Would Jesus Do?" was a popular slogan a few years ago...It captured this identification with God.  If we want to know how to live, how to be, what to do and how to maximize and optimize our lives it just makes sense to get near our great God and allow Him to shape, direct and fill us so that we might be "like Him".

Romans 8:29 for whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.

blessings to the other brothers (and sisters too!),

Rob Smith