July 23, 2010
Scripture: To this you were called, …that you should follow in his steps.. 1 Peter 2:21
Observation: Peter points out that Jesus accepted suffering even though He had done nothing wrong. We, too, slave or free, are counseled to be willing to do the same. That is our calling. We are to answer our critics, not be defensive. We are to be humble, not attacking.
Application: What does this look like in my life, when true persecution and suffering is not likely? Charles Sheldon’s classic, In His Steps, challenges us to think about our lives from Jesus’ point of view. If we follow faithfully, what should we do? What should we say? How should we live? The shorthand for that way of thinking and living is “What would Jesus do?”
So, I pray for the mind of Christ. I would think as Jesus thinks, love as He loves, live for His purposes, speak with His wisdom. To this I (and w) have been called.
Prayer: Lord, continue to shape me so I may think, love, live, and speak more like Jesus. May I follow in His steps—not, perhaps, in the way of suffering. But, may I give up my will for Your will, my way for Your way. In the name and spirit of Jesus I pray.