Ecclesiastes 10-12, Psalm 94, Ephesians 5

“Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.” Ephesians 5:1-2

A common phrase is “imitation is the best form of flattery”. “I want to be just like you, Mom!” I heard those words more than once. We all remember trying to walk in our parents shoes or wearing an overgrown shirt or dress that belonged to an adult, we looked up too. Remember taking those clumsy steps in overgrown shoes? It feels like that sometimes, as a Christian doesn’t it. Being a Christian is taking one step at a time, fumbling around in shoes that don’t quite fit, all that time becoming more and more like the one we are imitating—Christ. Paul writes to the Corinthian church to “Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.” (I Cor. 11:1) In Ephesians, Paul says that we are to ‘imitate God and walk in love.” Last time I looked, unless you are on a treadmill or moving sidewalk at the airport, you are going somewhere when you walk. So, this walking in love it taking us somewhere, this imitating the One we so love and desire to be like, although clumsy and awkward at times, is taking us in to places where our imitation and example of God’s love can transform, deliver and heal broken hearts. So, walk in love, it is pleasing to God…even like a sweet fragrant aroma.

Walking in love,
Carol

Next Reading: Song of Solomon 1-4, Ephesians 6