Be Imitators Of God

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All Christians should strive to be imitators of God. We should desire to live a more Christ-like life. How can we do this? Saint Paul gives us the answer, and I have shared it in today’s powerful, yet very brief message. You won’t want to miss this. Please read more.

Sometimes there is nothing more to say. Some passages in the Bible are so clear, concise, and understandable that no explanation is required. Today, let’s look at and take to heart, the words Paul wrote in Ephesians 4:30-5:2. Here is what he said:

“Brothers and sisters:

Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were sealed for the day of redemption. All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling must be removed from you, along with all malice. And be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ.

 So be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us as a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma.”

What could I possible add to that. I am pretty sure this may be the shortest 4^th Day Letter I have ever written. Simply stated, we need to be imitators of God and Paul tells us how to do that.

May I suggest that perhaps we should start off each morning with a short prayer like this:

Heavenly Father, I know I have been sealed by the Holy Spirit. Therefore, I want to conform my life to Christ my Savior. I want to live in love as Jesus did. Remove all bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling from me. Help me to be kind, compassionate, and forgiving to everyone I encounter today. Amen!

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Brian Pusateri

Brian is a Christian author and speaker. Brian, a lifelong Catholic, felt his life was forever changed when God spoke to his heart while attending an eight day silent Christian retreat in November of 2011. Soon after that retreat Brian founded 4th Day Letters and Broken Door Ministries. With the God inspired message of mercy and unconditional love that was placed on his heart during that retreat, Brian has been impacting others all over the country and around the world with his weekly letters, his talks, and his all day Christian retreats. In June of 2014, Brian’s life was again impacted in a very dramatic way when his eyesight suddenly became permanently impaired. The initial diagnosis was Multiple Scleroses (MS) but in December of 2019 the diagnosis was corrected to MOG antibody disease, a rare neurological disease. This health challenge has only served to draw Brian closer to God and bolster the importance of this timely yet ageless message.

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