Paul had the audacity to make this bold statement! A home, group, team, nation…all model after its leader consciously or unconsciously. Israelites followed David in Worship of Jehovah God! Followed Solomon in building of temple and also in the Sin Solomon indulged in that led them into slavery and costed the lives of generations!
What kind of a leader are you in your tiny/small/large circle of influence God has placed you? Even within your family? What are you modeling for them? Do you model Christ or vain religious/repetitive practices that gives you just the fake comfort of doing something for God?
A rocking chair gets you to do something all day but never takes you anywhere! Is that the form/pattern of Christianity are you in? Or, are you alive/thriving in the Holy Spirit that’s evident in all that you do?
In both success/struggle/failure, is there an integrity seen in you that others wonder where it comes from? When was the last time, being honest costed you something?
Anointing is not mere exercise of a gift for a time and get back to life. But it is a tough call for real life living like Christ consistently before God could do anything with our life.
Let’s live a life in 2023 that’s worth noting for others around us and wonder what is behind the passion to live like the way we do so that we get an opportunity to point them to the source of our everything, Christ and Christ alone.