Pray the words of this Lazaroo aloud, with wide-eyed wonder:

“You became imitators of us and of the Lord…”
(1 Thessalonians 1:6)

I love inspiring people to imitate You, Jesus.

But encouraging them to imitate me?

Huh-uh.

You’re safe.

I’m not.

I want to live my life so that others can safely follow in my footsteps…

but I’m still trying to figure this thing out for myself!

I’m not ready to be somebody’s role model.

I’m not worthy.

No, it’s worse than that:

I’m unfit.

Which is why the last thing in this world I want is somebody looking at my life and thinking this is how to do it.

“Just look at Jesus,” I tell them. “Don’t look at me.”

I feel good about telling them that.

It sounds humble and gets me off the hook.

Except…

there’s just one problem with that advice.

What about those You have sent my way

to see You

in me?

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Judges 7:17; 1 Corinthians 11:1; John 13:15; Philippians 3:17; 2 Thessalonians 3:7-9; 1 Timothy 4:12; Titus 2:7-8; Romans 10:13-15; 1 Timothy 1:15-16

What is Lazaroo?

Take Me Deeper

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.