If there was one person from history you could meet, follow around, get to know-who would it be? Or, if you wanted a role model, someone to emulate from any time in history, who would it be? In answering the first question, most Christians would likely say Jesus. To be able to hear Him teach, see Him minister to the masses, perform incredible miracles - most people would jump at the chance. In answering the second question, many committed Christians would opt for some great Christian figure from the past; but not Jesus Himself. That is because our ability to match up to Jesus seems pretty much out of reach. Believing in Jesus as Savior seems reasonable; believing that I can truly be like Him seems unattainable. And yet, Paul tells us that God predestined those who love Him and are called to His purpose to be conformed to the image of His Son (Rom. 8:29). So not only is that God's desire for us, it is something He intends to bring to pass. Our failure to believe it only delays His transformational work.
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