Who Do You Want to Be Like?

Last night, we had our first Combustion service with the students, and, well...it totally ROCKED!! I can't wait until the next one! We had about 55 students, which is a high number for us, and, more importantly, we had 5 students make decisions for the Lord!!! Praise His Name!

Jesse asked the questions, "Who do you want to be like?" He even played this old "I Want to Be Like Mike" Gatorade commercial from back in the day. But the point is, who do we want to imitate? In Ephesians 5:1-2, it says:
Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved you and gave himself up for us, as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

To recap his sermon, the world has enough Christians. People who claim the title but look exactly like the world. The world needs to see people living a life of love, just like Jesus. They need to see us letting Jesus be our Savior AND our Lord. Our boss.

As I was listening to Jesse preach, I kept thinking of a person in my life who is truly a picture of this. I want to be like my daddy. Because, my daddy is like his Daddy. My dad loves the Lord, and he is who is all the time. With all people. In every circumstance. He's not ashamed to live out loud for Jesus. He's the one you hear hollerin' from the rafters when someone accepts Jesus or follows in baptism. He's the one making the floor shake because he's jumping up and down as he worships. He's the one we (jokingly) avoid asking to pray for the meal, because its going to go on and on. My dad is a picture of Eph. 5:1-2. I'm so thankful for the example he has provided for me, and the one that he now provides to my boys. I'm thankful that he lives a life of love. And I want to be just like that when I grow up. :)

So, who do you want to be like?