Look More like Jesus 更像耶稣
Dexu Xia
They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. John 17:16
God designed the great gray owl as a master of camouflage. Its silver-gray feathers have a collective pattern of coloring which allows it to blend into the bark when perched in trees. When the owls want to remain unseen, they hide in plain sight, blending into their environment with the help of their feathery camouflage.
God’s people are often too much like the great gray owl. We can easily blend into the world and remain unrecognized as believers in Christ, intentionally or unintentionally. Jesus prayed for His disciples—those the Father gave Him “out of the world” who “obeyed” His Word (John 17:6). God the Son asked God the Father to protect and empower them to live in holiness and persevering joy after He left them (vv. 7-13). He said, “My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one” (v. 15). Jesus knew His disciples needed to be made holy and set apart so they could live out the purpose He’d sent them to fulfill (vv. 16-19).
The Holy Spirit can help us turn from the temptation to become masters of camouflage that blend into the world. When we submit to Him daily, we can look more like Jesus. As we live in unity and love, He’ll draw others to Christ in all His glory. By: Xochitl Dixon
In what area of your life can you ask God to make you more like Jesus? How has God used others to draw you closer because of the way they lived and loved like Jesus?
Holy Spirit, please make me look so much like Jesus that others will be drawn to seek the one true God.
他们不属世界，正如我不属世界一样。—约翰福音17章16节
上帝创造的乌林鸮是伪装大师，它的银灰色羽毛有深浅不一的斑点，让它栖息在树上时能和树皮的颜色融合在一起。当这一类的猫头鹰不想被发现时，它们可以躲在显眼的地方，借助羽毛的伪装与周围的环境融为一体。
其实，上帝的子民很多时候和乌林鸮很像。不管是有意还是无意，我们都可以很容易地融入这个世界，让人认不出自己是基督徒。耶稣为门徒祷告，这些门徒就是天父“从世上”分别出来赐给祂，且“遵守”祂话语的人（约翰福音17章6节）。圣子耶稣求圣父保护这些门徒，并赋予他们力量，使他们在祂离世后，仍能过着圣洁和恒久喜乐的生活（7-13节）。祂说：“我不求祢叫他们离开世界，只求祢保守他们脱离那恶者”（15节）。耶稣知道门徒需成为圣洁的人，并与世界有所分别，如此一来，他们才能实现祂差遣他们的目的（16-19节）。
圣灵可以帮助我们摆脱诱惑，不成为融入世界的伪装大师。当我们天天顺服祂，我们就会更像耶稣。当我们活出合一与彼此相爱的生命，圣灵就能吸引人来归向荣耀的基督。作者： 邓书琪
在你的生命中，有哪方面你可以求上帝让你更像耶稣？
有些基督徒行事为人效法耶稣，上帝如何使用这些人吸引你更亲近祂？
上帝啊，求祢让圣灵帮助我更像耶稣，吸引人寻求这位独一的真神。