Therefore be imitators of God as dear
children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for
us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma - Ephesians 5:1,2.
To imitate God,
we must be His beloved children and walk in His ways. David prayed in Psalm
25:4-5, “Make me know Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your
truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; for You I wait all the
day.” We should also walk in love just as Christ loved us who gave Himself for
us. He offered Himself as a sacrifice to God on our behalf as a fragrant aroma.
God is love and we must
walk in love to be like God. He who does not love does not know God for God is love. In this
the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten
Son into the world, that we might live through Him - 1 John 4:8,9. Christ died
for us while we were still sinners. But God demonstrates His own love toward
us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us – Romans 5:8.
God has commanded us to
love one another and we will be His disciples if we love one another. A new
commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that
you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if
you have love for one another - John 13:34. And this is love: that we walk in
obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is
that you walk in love - 2 John 1:6. Let us be the imitators of God by walking
in love.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us to walk in
love just as You loved us. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
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