Jerry and Lynn Jones are here at our congregation this week and they are, as expected, doing a wonderful job. Jerry said something yesterday that really hit home with me. He said that we are in a journey to become like God.
Think about that for a minute. We are to be forgiving people. That's like God. We are to love our enemies. God loves those who don't love Him back. We are to be full of grace and mercy. God is full of grace and mercy.
Obviously we are not going to take on the characteristics of omnipotence and omnipresence. But we are to become like God. We have talked of "becoming" for a long time, but it was the top of the Maslow pyramid of needs where we become self-actualized. It's not that. If it is, it's for the wrong reason. It is to become more like God. Wow! Ruminate on that and have a good day. JW
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