Is There A Family Resemblance?
My brother and I don’t look anything alike. It’s because we were adopted from different families. My birth-mother is deceased, but I recently located the man whose name is on my birth certificate. He claims to have been serving in Korea when I was conceived. He and my birth-mother had been divorced and he denies paternity. I was willing to accept that. Then we found a photo of his father online; and there seems to be a family resemblance! I’m not sure yet what I’m going to do, but it made me wonder how much I look like Jesus.
Everyone seems to respect Jesus; his life, teachings and miracles. Even people of other faiths. Christians, on the other hand, are losing more and more respect. Maybe it’s because we don’t resemble Jesus. No, we’re not sure what Jesus looked like physically (although we might be uncomfortable flying on the same plane with him). But people rightly expect those who follow Jesus to resemble him. The Bible says that when we are adopted into the family of God by faith, the spirit of God will work inside us to make us more and more like Jesus… if we are willing.
Would others describe you as humble? Philippians 2:5 says that we should have the same humble attitude that Jesus had. Do you try hard to fit in with others? Romans 12:2 says that we shouldn’t conform to the world’s ways, but that we should be transformed by the renewing of our minds. If I want to resemble Jesus, I’ve got to be willing to let God change me. The next time I look in the mirror, I hope I look more like Jesus.
See you in church Sunday!
Grace & blessings,
Pastor Bob
