Imitators

Eph. 5:1 (NKJV)
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.

Everyone hates a fake. Someone who poses as one thing and in actuality is another. Churches are often accused of being full of hypocrites. People who are impostors. But there is a vast difference between an impostor and an imitator. Let me explain. A poser, impostor, and a fake are those who are falsely putting themselves out to cause others to believe that they are something that they are not. Here we are commanded to not be impostors, but to be imitators. Imitations is not only the greatest form of flattery, it is the essence of living the Christian life. As God is perfect, we are to constantly work to perfect ourselves and live like Him. As a child who dons their parents shoes we are to put on the learn and pattern our lives after Christ. Today, let us pick one trait of God to be our theme today and then we can practice that behavior until we grow to be just like our Father.