CONFORMED TO HIS IMAGE
CONFORMED TO HIS IMAGE "For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son , that He might be the firstborn among many brothers." Romans 8:29 As children of God, we want to be like Jesus, and our Heavenly Father's intention is to conform us into His image, but we must realize that that is solely the handiwork of God Himself, and not of our doing . Yes, we actually have a part and responsibility; we yield, and we follow. There is only one Lord Jesus Christ, so it is not so much us trying to be like Him, but rather us allowing His nature to shine through us, praise His Holy Name! He will never force us. We have no supernatural ability to grow from an infant into an adult; it is already in our created makeup, but to grow into a healthy adult, we need to eat properly, get the appropriate rest and exe...