Imitate Christ!

For you Duck Dynasty fans, Sadie and a friend have a you tube channel that they are posting weekly devotions on aimed at teenagers. If you have a teenager point them in that direction. The channel is called "the new different". Good to see a godly role model. From their devotion is where I grabbed this verse:



Philippians 3:17-20



17 Join in imitating me, brothers, and observe those who live according to the example you have in us. 18 For I have often told you, and now say again with tears, that many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 Their end is destruction; their god is their stomach; their glory is in their shame. They are focused on earthly things, 20 but our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.



Also keep this verse in mind:



1 Corinthians 11:1

Imitate me, as I also imitate Christ.



We are to be like Christ in every area of our life. Imitating Him to the best of our ability. Are we? We are even warned in the Philippians verse that many are living as enemies of the cross of Christ and then lists some of the problems. Food and drink is first..what goes in the belly. Drunkenness and gluttony are sins and keep you from being a example of Christ. Second, we see glory. So many want to be seen and glorified. Sports are a good example of this, look how great I am!! The bible says God hates pride and seeks the humble. Where do you fall here? Third, we see focus on earthly things....money, material things, drugs, sex outside of marriage, ect. We are then told where our focus is to be...on heaven and our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ.



So this morning are you imitating Christ? Or are you living as an enemy of the cross? Examine yourself and I will myself! Lord may we all imitate you and give you the glory in everything we say and do!



Tom