#becominglikechrist

From glory to glory God will change us.

For more daily reflection, verse and encouragement, you may follow us. You can also like, follow and visit us on:

Website: https://youngdisciples.org/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/yd153

Twitter: @YD153

Instagram: @youngdisciples2020

Indeed, we are a work in progress— to become more and more like Christ everyday.

For more daily reflection, verse and encouragement, you may follow us. You can also like, follow and visit us on:

Website: https://youngdisciples.org/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/yd153

Twitter: @YD153

Instagram: @youngdisciples2020

From the moment that our salvation has been revealed to us, God has already set us apart. Indeed He has made us children the moment we received Him as our Lord and Savior. However, our transition from light to darkness has not been easy. It takes the blood of Christ so that we will be cleaned of sins and guilt. Yet, we have to know that it is not an instant or an immediate change. 

The old nature we have will always try to fight back and to bring us back to the cycle of sin and death. It is really not an instant change to perfection but it is an ongoing process for us to be more and more like Christ. Now, the question is, have we truly known the true meaning of the promise of God that He will bring us with Him through Jesus Christ? We have really not understood it. All we just think is that as long as we will be saved and we are now set apart, that’s all that matters. 

However, as Christians, we really have to understand that we should not limit God’s power and grace. Him saving us is not only so that we will be exempted from the wrath of the Father but it is also changing us from glory to glory. As our verse today reminds us that as Christ will appear, we will be like Him. What does John mean by this? It just means that it has not been known to us about what we will be but one thing is for sure, we will become more and more like Christ. 

As what God said, it is only through Christ God is pleased. Thus, we are not called only to accept the salvation of Christ but out of gratefulness, we will strive to be more like Him. Although, the power and the desire to be like Him still comes from God. So, when Christ comes back again, He will appear just as He is and we are like Him for we are growing in the knowledge and grace of God. We also have to understand that as Christians, we are not perfect. All of us are struggling and have fought our inner battles against temptations. We are always in battle against the devil so that we will be able to continue to live our lives in-sync with Christ. 

Therefore, we must always fight the good fight of faith and keep the faith. We are now children of God and having that title, we are now made in the likeness of Christ. So that when we stand before the Father, God will see Jesus in us for we are in His likeness already and be pleased because it is Christ who stands before Him. Thus, let us always remember to know this truth and remember that we should grow more like Christ. Let us imitate Christ as we continue to wait for His second coming. We should also remember to praise God for His mercy and grace that He has bestowed upon us. He has saved us and made us His children and with that title, we are now capable of everything with the power of Christ in us. Let us fight sin and death and know that we are already victors in Christ. Amen. 

For more daily reflection, verse and encouragement, you may follow us. You can also like, follow and visit us on:

Website: https://youngdisciples.org/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/yd153

Twitter: @YD153

Instagram: @youngdisciples2020

We are His children so we must be like Him.

For more daily reflection, verse and encouragement, you may follow us. You can also like, follow and visit us on:

Website: https://youngdisciples.org/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/YoungdisciplesIntl

Twitter: @YD153

Instagram: @youngdisciples2020

As individuals and people who live in a free country, we all have choices and freedom. The law states that we have the freedom to choose what we believe. So therefore, we all have choices and different decisions, just as saying that we have different decisions in whether we believe in the gospel of Christ or not. 

The church in Thessalonica heard about the gospel through Paul and they were very ready to accept, believe and to turn away from their old life. Paul wrote this letter to them to acknowledge their great faith towards the gospel. 

Paul also mentioned that they are becoming imitators of him and of Jesus Christ. The church in Thessalonica patterned their ways according to how Paul patterned his life also according to Jesus. They patterned themselves to the person who brought them the gospel but they didn't ought to become clones of Paul but they ought to follow his examples as to how Paul lived his Christ-like life. 

He also acknowledged that a Christian life is not easy but full of severe suffering, however it encourages him to see that the church in Thessalonica welcomed the gospel with joy given by the Holy Spirit. 

Now, as Christians in this modern age, though we didn’t experience the same persecutions before, it doesn't mean that being a Christian now is without suffering. We have our own fair share of suffering and tribulations too. We have faced so many adversities that sometimes we doubt the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ. 

However, we must always remember and let us always be encouraged by the church of Thessalonica. As they welcomed the gospel with joy, we must also welcome the gospel with joy in the midst of our severe suffering. Just like the Thessalonians, they imitate the person who brought them the gospel, not because to become clones of him but to imitate how he patterned his life according to Jesus’. It is just the same in our present time that we have mentors and accountability buddies where they can remind us to live our lives as imitators of Christ. 

Again, our life as Christians will not be easy but we will still undergo suffering and persecutions. However, we must live our lives with joy and hope in our hearts which was given by the Holy Spirit. We must become imitators of Christ for it is God’s will to the people. We must find peace and joy in the midst of our adversities and not look at our present persecutions as a punishment but as a blessing for God is with us throughout our whole life. 

Furthermore, being a Christian means an unending fight against the enemy. Since the enemy will always try to snatch us away from the grace of the gospel message, so in order to fight the enemy we must become people who stand firm and read the Scriptures of God for it is our weapon against the enemy. 

Also, we must remember that the only way to imitate Christ is to live according to the Word. We must remember that to fully become like Him, we must turn away from our old self and become a newborn in Christ. May we never forget that we have an assurance from our Lord Jesus Christ that if we live in Him, He will be with us as we face the life’s tribulations with joy and hope in our hearts given by the Holy Spirit. 

Jesus Christ won the victory over death and sin, so therefore we must always remember that our God is our great defender. We should not be afraid of whatever this life might throw at us because this is the cost of being believers of Christ. However, may we imitate and pattern our lives in Christ and through this we will have the peace amidst adversities. 

For more daily reflection, verse and encouragement, you may follow us. You can also like, follow and visit us on:

Website: https://youngdisciples.org/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/YoungdisciplesIntl

Twitter: @YD153

Instagram: @youngdisciples2020

Let us become like Him.

For more daily reflection, verse and encouragement, you may follow us. You can also like, follow and visit us on:

Website: https://youngdisciples.org/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/YoungdisciplesIntl

Twitter: @YD153

Instagram: @youngdisciples2020

“I just can’t believe it,” gasped Rose Crawford as the doctor lifted the bandages from her eyes. For the first time in her life Rose saw a beautiful world of color.

Crawford, who had been blind for 50 years since birth, underwent a delicate surgery in an Ontario, Canada, hospital that restored her sight. But here’s the sad and stunning part of the story as related by David Sargent. (more…)

What a day I've had! Lot of stuff has happen but I gotta tell y'all about this.

I finally got my drivers license and registration switched over to Louisiana. The last thing on my list to accomplish before school and business stuff was my break tag. No biggie, right? Well, during the inspection the gentlemen went to use my windows. For some odd reason the driver side stop working the night before

Without working windows a break tag cannot be issued. Stressed out and upset I decide to drive home and take my door apart. During this process I began to pray in the spirit( aka praying in tongues). After I got the door taken apart and the switch the Holy Spirit reminded me of a conversation with my grandpa mitchell some 16 years ago. That conversation walked me though the process of fixing both windows.