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“THINKABOUTIT” THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Monday; October 20, 2008

          One of the first things asked about a newborn child – after counting all the fingers and toes – is, “Who do they look like?”.  Which parent’s hair did they inherit … whose eyes did they get … whose nose are they sporting.  Fortunately for our children, they took after their mother!

         The way we look is often a direct result of our genetics.  We take on the descriptors of our parents.  We get what they have.  In an interesting way, this same principle of nature is true in spirituality – we look like our spiritual “parent”.  If we are children of God, His nature shows in us; but, if we choose to worship and serve satan, we’ll adopt his characteristics.

         Thankfully, when God created man, He predisposed us to follow His nature when He observed, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness …”. (Genesis 1:26)  While we have a choice in our appearance, it’s good to know that if we try, our natural nature is to resemble God.  The question for the ages is “Do we?”.

          Think about it!  For the Madison Avenue Church of Christ; this is Charlie Wharton.

 

 

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