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“Being an Icon of Jesus”

On April 12, 2018 by Dteb With 0 Comments - down to earth believer

The following is an entry from my journal this morning:

Thursday, April 12, 2018

I wonder if I am ever going to be the man I really want to be in my better moments.  I also wonder if the man I want to be—even in my best moments—is really the man I should be.

The boxes for picture jigsaw puzzles usually come with a picture.  These really help in putting the puzzle together.  Where is the picture of what I ought to be?

Perhaps that picture is Jesus.  However, how well do I know him?

His disciples followed him every day for three years.  Did they know him?  According to John 14:8-9, the answer may be no!

“8 “Lord,” said Philip, “show us the Father, and that’s enough for us.”

9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been among you all this time without your knowing Me, Philip? The one who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?”

Romans 8:28-29 says, “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren;”

The Greek word translated “image” here is the same word from which we get our word “icon.”  God is working all things together for our good, but that good is the process of becoming icons of Jesus.  And, of course, Jesus was crucified.

God never promised that everything would feel good or even be good.  If God had promised that, I imagine that we would all be atheists.

What God did promise is that He will work all things together for our good.  That is a very different matter.

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