Month: January 2021

Jn 5.19, 12.49 – So how did Jesus abide in the Father? Fasten your seatbelts and be prepared to be blown away. Jesus was so connected that He never did or said anything that wasn’t in perfect alinement with the Father. WOW! That seems as impossible as trying to swim to the moon. We feel so inferior to Jesus we say things like, “Well He was God.” or “It’s impossible so why even try.” And yet this is His example that we are to conformed to (Rom 8.29). The key is to begin the journey. Are we studying Jesus and taking one step at a time to align ourselves with Him as He is with the Father?

1 Jn 2.6 – “The one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.” So what does it mean to be like Jesus? We know it doesn’t mean be single, grow a beard, and wear sandals. If you would have asked me this question 5-10 years ago, I would have said that our ministry should mirror His. 2-4 years ago I would have said we need to be like Him in character (loving, faithful, truthful, etc…) I would still say those are important areas to study and emulate but I think I have found the quintessential element in which we should be following Jesus’s example. Here it is; To relate to Him the way Jesus related to the Father (Jn5.19, Jn 15) What do you think?