Imitate me Ephesians 5:1

In a time when people create images of themselves—whether or not it truly reflects who they are, or simply to mimic the trend of the moment—how do we cope? The enemy has set strategies to prevent people from knowing their true identity and from coming into the full knowledge of who they are in Christ.

It is very easy in these times to lose our essence when we follow trends without setting Godly and relevant standards to resist the devil. Without this, we risk losing our place and essence.

But Apostle Paul, in 1 Corinthians 4:16, declared: “Imitate me.” Paul foresaw what was to come. He saw how the followers of Christ would be treated as fools, old school, and despised. Yet he said, “I do not write these things to shame you, but to warn you.”

Friends, we are living in a season where the enemy is fighting tooth and nail to strip God’s people of their essence, to push them from their place, and to make them wanderers upon the earth. Yet Paul’s instruction remains: “Imitate me.”

In this time, we must cry out for the Holy Spirit to quicken our perception, breathe upon our minds, and cause us to be super-sensitive to the times and seasons. Without Him, we lose our essence and our position in the Kingdom. The Scripture commands us: “Be imitators of God.”

Friends, the gospel of Christ is not old-fashioned. It is eternal. It speaks to the past, the present, the future, and the hereafter. There is no better person to imitate than God Himself.

The Lord once said to Job in Job 38:1–3:

“Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
‘Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me.’”

This word reminds us not to despise the Scriptures as though they are outdated. God asks, “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?” Much of what the world calls wisdom today is nothing but dark counsel that leads astray.

So, when God asks you today: “Who are you imitating?”—what will your response be?

There is none as timeless as God. He is both ancient and ever-present, both eternal and relevant. There is no better model to imitate than the Lord Jesus Christ himself. He saw the past, the present, and the future, and yet He chose to walk in obedience.

Friends, the time has come for us to be Christians not just by words, but by action. Let us live as imitators of God, holding firmly to our essence in Him.

Stay Revived!