Imitators Of God

Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.

Ephesians 5:1

President Calvin Coolidge invited some people from his hometown to dinner at the White House. When the time came for serving coffee, the president poured his coffee into a saucer. As soon as his guests saw it, they did the same. Next, the president poured some milk and added a little sugar to the coffee in the saucer. The home folks did the same. They thought that surely the next step would be for the president to take the saucer with the coffee and begin sipping it. But the president didn’t do so. He leaned over, placed the saucer on the floor, and called the cat.

Although you may never find yourself in the position of imitating the president at a dinner in the White House, you are called to be imitators of God every day. The story in Genesis tells of humans being created in God’s image, and we are to be reflectors of Him to the world. How have you reflected His image to the world recently?

When you make decisions based on the Bible and prayer, when you love your neighbor as yourself, when you strive to lead a life that is pleasing to Christ in all that you do, then you are truly being an imitator of your Maker.