His very own

I have shared before that our children, especially our son, is taking on some of my habits. He has some movements, some gestures, some posturing that is much like mine. He also mimics some of my actions, seldom the good ones, but he is good at imitation. And, when others see him do some of these things, especially Trish, they say, "Just like his daddy."

Now, before we get too far into this, I realize that one day he won't want to act anything like me and that he will cringe any time someone says he does. But, with that being said, we have a tendency to mimic those that we admire, those that we love. This desire explains leggings and parachute pants and Members Only jackets (you may have to look that up). Needless to say, we try to look like and act like those we admire.

Today's word is Leviticus 20:26, NLT, which reads, "You must be holy because I, the LORD, am holy. I have set you apart from all other people to be My very own."

We are GOD'S children. And, as we have discussed before, we should look like it; we should act like it. Others should be able to see that we are His, that we want to honor Him, that we have His habits and gestures and nuances. GOD took it a step further and said that we must be holy. Why? Because our Father is holy. We should reflect Him.

The final part of the verse reminds us that GOD has set us apart (Yes, I know this was given to the Israelites, but, it is for all GOD'S children). He has made a way for us to be His. He has made us to be an heir with JESUS CHRIST. He has set us apart to be His very own.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T