BECOMING LIKE JESUS

Romans 8:29 NLT For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

As I looked at some little bears I’ve been making, which are all different, it made me realise we’re all so very different as well. Some are outgoing, while others are reserved, some are diplomatic and some are more forthright! 

God made us all different for a reason, and even identical twins, though they may look similar, have different finger prints, but we’re all being transformed to be more like Jesus.😊

Just as we leave the impression of our fingerprints on whatever we touch, the same thing is true spiritually. We leave an impression on people that either lifts them up or brings them down. Sometimes we get it right and sometimes we don’t and we thank God for His grace and mercy for when we don’t!

Jesus said He is the Light of the world, but we are also called to be light, to shine His love and goodness into people’s lives and oh how much we need the Holy Spirit’s help to do that!

It’s like the Lord is nudging us to remember He’s given us His Holy Spirit for that reason, to leave Jesus’ fingerprints behind wherever we go, to leave His touch of kindness and compassion, to leave people with an uplifting or an encouraging thought.😊

And don’t forget we can ask the Lord for forgiveness when we sometimes get it wrong, and remember we’re all a work in progress and forgive ourselves and one another when we could have done it better. Amen.