From the Word:  ”Becoming like You” (from Matthew 10:1-42)
”A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master.  It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master…”  (Matthew 10:24-25a NASB)

Lord, I want to become like You, as much as is humanly possible!*  If I am Your disciple - and I consider myself one - what should my life be like?  How/what should I think , feel, say, do?  Even before figuring that out, the first thing to do is to learn from You.  To follow You so that I can see how You respond to situations that come up.  What were Your ‘unfilfilled expectations’?  Do You react with disappointment, disouragement, frustration, anger, or do You have hope?  Where does Your heart’s cry for Jerusalem come in here? 

Jesus, I want to be like You, I want to become like You.  What is holding me back?  What are the hindrances in my life that unknown to me are making my pursuit of godliness and Christlikeness more difficult at best, and unattainable at worst?  Lord Jesus, may I keep my eyes fixed on You and not worry so much about what I am supposed to look like, but simply walk the path You set before me, looking to You and not being so concerned with me. 

O to have a blessed fixation on You!  May I find my hope and joy in You and always be looking to You in each situation in which I find myself.  Thank You, Lord, even for the chance to follow You, to be close to You, to learn from You, to be yoked with You (I look forward to thinking through that analogy in ch 11…).  Meanwhile, it is enough that I seek, as Your disciple, to be as much like You as I can be.  May I follow You closely today, and take every thought captive (II Corinthians 10:5).  Amen. 

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Please pray with us:
Next week with some of our Philadelphia staff and key laborers we will be participating in a gathering in the countryside for a time of spiritual rest, refreshment, and refocusing.  It should come as no surprise that the demands of time, schedules, and other legitimate commitments are making full attendance a challenge for some.  Please pray for each of us while there to be able to let go of our local concerns and focus on Christ and on what He wants to say to us, and for those who can’t be there for the whole time, to be fully engaged during the time they are able to be there in order to benefit from the opportunity.  Thanks.

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