Be Like Jesus...
Be Like Jesus...
“Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.”
1 Peter 2:17
Being like Jesus is only hard because we’re not. I struggle to treat others like Jesus because they usually aren’t important to my life and if they are, more than likely they have messed up my plans or interfered with my day in some way. Loving my Christian sisters and brothers is easy as long as they love me first...and that’s not at all like Jesus. I mean I reverence God all the time except when what I want is more important. Finally, I obey the government except when it is an inconvenience, or no one is looking, or, well whenever it suits me. Who I am comes natural, but The I AM does not.
Peter is probably the one character in the Bible that makes the most sense to me. I can relate to the why in his life very much. So, where did Peter learn all this? From walking with Jesus of course. So, where do I learn how to honor all people, love my christian sisters and brothers, truly have a sweet fear of YHWH, as I submit myself to the authorities over me? Well, obviously the same way Peter did. Let that simmer for a bit.
Pastor Larry Hof
“Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.”
1 Peter 2:17
Being like Jesus is only hard because we’re not. I struggle to treat others like Jesus because they usually aren’t important to my life and if they are, more than likely they have messed up my plans or interfered with my day in some way. Loving my Christian sisters and brothers is easy as long as they love me first...and that’s not at all like Jesus. I mean I reverence God all the time except when what I want is more important. Finally, I obey the government except when it is an inconvenience, or no one is looking, or, well whenever it suits me. Who I am comes natural, but The I AM does not.
Peter is probably the one character in the Bible that makes the most sense to me. I can relate to the why in his life very much. So, where did Peter learn all this? From walking with Jesus of course. So, where do I learn how to honor all people, love my christian sisters and brothers, truly have a sweet fear of YHWH, as I submit myself to the authorities over me? Well, obviously the same way Peter did. Let that simmer for a bit.
Pastor Larry Hof
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