Imitational Living
Real or imitation, that was always the debate on Memorial Day in our family. Dad despised imitation flowers and only fresh would do for him. That has stuck with me over the years and I too would rather have real flowers and plants rather than imitation. Yet I have been challenged to be imitation. Ephesians 5:1 says to imitate God. My actions and life should be a reflection of Him and no longer myself. I must live for Christ and walk worthy that others would see Him in me and that I might be an example to others. For once imitation is a good thing… So I pondered, “What does it mean to live for Christ?” “What does that look like?” Paul writes in Ephesians 4:1 that we are to “walk in a manner worthy of the calling which you have been called…”(ESV) This walk begins at the cross and it is the call to “run the race with endurance” (Hebrews 12:1) As Christians there are times we forget that we are saved by grace, God’s grace, not our own achievements. When