"Follow My Example"


How many of us as children have heard the expression "Do as I say
and not as I do"? Usually this came from parents who knew they were
doing something inappropriate. Thankfully, all of us have a common
Father who admonishes us, through His word, to not only do as He says
but also as He does. Jesus Christ, God in the flesh (John 1:14), told
His disciples that "The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he
seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also
doeth the Son likewise (John 5:19). The apostle Paul confirmed this
teaching when he told the Corinthian brethren to "Be ye followers of
me, even as I also am of Christ" (1 Cor 11:1). Paul also reminded the
Christians in Thessalonica of what they apparently already knew: "For
yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not
ourselves disorderly among you" (2 Thess 3:7). 

Our heavenly Father has left us with many examples by which to model
our lives, Jesus Christ being the first and greatest. There have been
many people in my life that have taught me great Christian principles
by simple living a godly life. God expects each of His children to be
able to say "Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ". If
you cannot say that with a sincere heart, then it is time for you to
make a change in the way you live.


In Christ, Steve Preston



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