Imitation

“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” How many people do you know and admire that you imitate? I have friends at Freed-Hardeman who take great pleasure in imitating their favorite professors and best friends with me. We do not do this out of spite, but out of great love and devotion. Many hours have […]

“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” How many people do you know and admire that you imitate? I have friends at Freed-Hardeman who take great pleasure in imitating their favorite professors and best friends with me. We do not do this out of spite, but out of great love and devotion. Many hours have been spent perfecting my imitation of Dr. Ralph Gilmore, Kyle Butt, or others that I admire and love. We imitate those we love. This is a truism. How many hours do we invest imitating the Lord? How many hours do we invest to say the things He said, or to do the things He did? Let us never forget that the sole purpose of God revealing His word to us was to allow us to come into conformity with Him and His son.

Paul writes to Titus in chapter one and verse three and says, “Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the faith of the elect of God and the knowledge of the truth which accords with godliness” (Emphasis mine).

What are we doing with the words of scripture? Are we allowing them to mold us into the image of the Son of God? Imitating the Lord is not simply an activity to enjoy with our friends and loved ones. Instead, this is an awesome privilege. To emulate the creator of the cosmos is something we should not take lightly. Let us do this every day with joy, thankfulness, and humility.

Dimitri Sims

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