A good friend gave me a Christmas card with the bottom paragraph of these excerpts from “Just Like Jesus” By Max Lucado. I think it is a great hope for all of us.
"God loves us. And not only does God love each of us exactly as we are, He wants us, little by little to become like Him. [We need to be reminded] just how far God will go to transform us into His likeness...
"Don’t be satisfied with angels. Don’t be content with stars in the sky. Seek him out as the shepherds did. Long for Him as Simeon did. Worship Him as the wise men did. Do as John and Andrew did: ask for His address. Do as Matthew did: invite Jesus into your house. Imitate Zacchaeus. Risk whatever it takes to see Christ.
"God rewards those who seek Him. Not those who seek doctrine or religion or systems or creeds. Many settle for these lesser passions, but the reward goes to those who settle for nothing less than Jesus Himself. And what is the reward? What awaits those who seek Jesus? Nothing short of the heart of Jesus. “And as the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like Him.” (2 Corinthians
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Max Lucado an amazing man. He has a way of making big concepts simpler and more easily understood. My favorite is "In the Grip of Grace" I am very happy to see you quote him.
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