Partakers of His Divine Nature

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. – Mt 5:48

We often contrast “Godliness” with “Worldliness” in our sermons. Nevertheless, if “worldliness” means “living like the world”, doesn’t that mean “godliness” means “living like God”? Precisely how does one even presume to live like God? How does one imitate Inimitability Himself?

God’s more glorious than a thousand suns and more majestic than a thousand sunsets. God’s the One whom Paul described as “the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; Who only has immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man has seen, nor can see” (1Ti 6:15,16).

His might is immeasurable and His glory ineffable. There’re no words big enough to describe His Bigness and no songs sweet enough to express His sweetness. To be like God is to be one word: “PERFECT”, which is impossible.

But isn’t that’s exactly what our Lord demanded of us in His Sermon on the Mount? (Mt 5:48). The context of that injunction, however, shows that what Christ expected of us is not a replication of God’s power and awesomeness, but of God’s nature: His love, His patience, His mercy, etc.

The moment we believed in Christ we became sons of God, possessors of His divine nature and character (Jn 1:12; 2Pt 1:4). Hence godliness is the only natural expression for us. This is why you must endeavour, in all your dealings with the world, that you’re displaying God’s nature to them; as Christ said, “That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven” (Mt 5:45).

AMEN.

More Blessings await you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus’ Name.

GREG ELKAN