Just Like Jesus

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

January 14, 2026

Just Like Jesus

Let your bearings towards one another arise out of your life in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 2:5 (NEB 1961) 

The original title to Max Lucado’s book, Just Like Jesus, was, God Loves You Just The Way Your Are, But He Refuses To Leave You That Way. He Wants You To Be Just Like Jesus. Whew! It is easy to see why the publisher eventually shortened the title. Long title, or short, the title is scripturally correct. (See Romans 8:28-29)

Our Heavenly Father’s first step in transforming our lives is to thoroughly ground us in His love for us. Do you think God’s love for you would be stronger if your faith were stronger? If you think so, you would be wrong. Do you think God’s love for you would be deeper if you had more courageous faith? If so, you would be wrong again. People tend to be transactional in their love. When our performance excels, we receive more love from people. When we make mistakes, people tend to love us less. Not so with God’s love.

What separated Jesus, in his human nature, from every other human was his absolute assurance of his Heavenly Father’s love. Jesus’ faith, his courage, flowed from his Father’s love for him. God wants our lives to be just like Jesus’. 

My Takeaway: “Let your bearings towards one another arise out of your life in Christ Jesus.” My faith teaches me that I have died to this life, and my real life is hidden with Christ in God. (Colossians 3:3) My life in Christ teaches me that I am the beloved child of God with whom He is delighted and upon whom His favor rests. The more my everyday life embraces these truths, the more I am just like Jesus.

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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