Walking Like Christ
Whoever claims to live in him, must walk as Jesus walked. - 1 John 2:6
I read this in an old out of print devotional book by E. Stanley Jones. Riffing on this verse Jones says that to walk as Jesus walked is to live as Jesus lived.
How did Jesus live? In the following ways:
1. He was disciplined in reading the Bible and praying.
"As was his custom, he stood up to read."
2. He gave away what he had.
"Again crowds of people came to him and as was his custom, he taught them."
3. He loved everybody, including his enemies.
4. He fully surrendered to God.
"Not my will, but yours be done."
5. Once he made up his mind, there was no going back.
"As the time approached for him to be taken up into heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem."
The takeaway?
Read and pray.
Help others.
Love all.
Surrender everything to God.
Don't back down from challenges, even though they might mean great sacrifice.
I read this in an old out of print devotional book by E. Stanley Jones. Riffing on this verse Jones says that to walk as Jesus walked is to live as Jesus lived.
How did Jesus live? In the following ways:
1. He was disciplined in reading the Bible and praying.
"As was his custom, he stood up to read."
2. He gave away what he had.
"Again crowds of people came to him and as was his custom, he taught them."
3. He loved everybody, including his enemies.
4. He fully surrendered to God.
"Not my will, but yours be done."
5. Once he made up his mind, there was no going back.
"As the time approached for him to be taken up into heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem."
The takeaway?
Read and pray.
Help others.
Love all.
Surrender everything to God.
Don't back down from challenges, even though they might mean great sacrifice.
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