TOTD, March 27

Living Epistles

Silently, without complaint, trusting God no matter how things looked, Jesus remained the same in every situation. He did not respond patiently when things were easy and impatiently when they were hard or unjust.

The Bible let us know that Jesus is our example and that He came to show us how to live. How we handle ourselves in front of other people shows then how they should live.
According to 2 Corinthians 3:2,3, we are to be living epistles read of all men --- lights shining out brightly in a dark world. (Philippians 2:15)

... For Christ also suffered for you, leaving you [His personal] example, so that you should follow in His footsteps.
He was guilty of no sin, neither was deceit (guile) ever found on His lips.
When He was reviled and insulted, He did not revile or offer insult in return; [when] He was abused and suffered, He made no threats [of vengeance]; but He trusted [Himself and everything] to Him Who judges fairly.
--- 1 Peter 2:21-23



My own reflection on this Thought:
* Jesus is our example how to live our life in this world. Well, we might say that Jesus is the Lord, He is God, that's why He could live so holy. Unlike us, we're only human, we're very weak. When we use this as an excuse whenever we're guilty, our faith won't progress anywhere. I'm not saying we couldn't make any mistake, coz we will in each and every little thing we do. But, we ought to learn to be more like Jesus in handling problems in this life. It's not easy but worth to try... Coz we're His Disciples anyway, that's why we should try to be more like Him. More of You, less of me,God... (-fon-)