With our dimples, therefore, my friend and I somewhat resemble each other.
Empathy.
Yahshua did it for all humanity.
He resembled us as He was moved, by compassion, to die, taking every sin, for us. He knew what each experience we would encounter was like.
He resembled us. He took on our characteristics.
Like the physical traits of dimples.
“He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.”
Isaiah 53:3-5
We have Spiritual Dimples, Like Him.
“Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you. but rejoice to the extent that you partake of (Yahshua Ha-Mashiach’s) Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.”
1 Peter 4:12-13
We share in His suffering.
More resemblance, back and forth.
We are to be conformed into His Image.
“For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.”
Romans 8:29
Don’t feel like that? Don’t see much of that Image in yourself?
Well, the resemblance, again, going back and forth, was already decided. He would look like us; we would look like Him.
“For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love He predestined us for adoption as His sons through (Yashua Ha-Mashiach) Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will.”
Ephesians 1:4-5
Foreknew. Predestined.
Our insecure feelings pale in the weight of HIS Truth.
That Truth includes Resemblance. It’s displayed this way:
Empathy.
Love.
Indeed, we are to love; it’s a Command…
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.”
John 13:34
“Going from Glory to Glory” (2 Corinthians 3:18).
My dimples, over time, have become more pronounced.
Likewise, spiritually, I believe this also happens with us.
The resemblance becomes more pronounced. More obvious.
The resemblance deepens. We discover who we are; we discover Who He is.
It’s ongoing. We are continually fashioned, being conformed, resembling Him over time.
The process can possibly speed up, if we say yes to love.
Do we say yes?
Empathy and love are the resemblance.
We look like one another; we look like Him. That’s how it should be.
Let’s see the resemblance already!
Let’s see those spiritual dimples!
ABBA Father-
We come to You, in The Name of Yahshua.
You know what we look like; You decided every feature and characteristic.
Thank You for deciding we are valuable.
Help us to seek You, to fully resemble Who You are.
We need help in this process.
Forgive us for not accepting Who You have called us to be. Forgive us for not prioritizing our relationship with You.
Help us with empathy and love. It can be so difficult for us to practice these crucial things. Forgive us for falling short.
Thank You for loving us. Thank You for continuing to work in us, and in our lives.
We receive it humbly, with gratitude and commitment now,
In the Name of Yahshua, we pray.
AMEN.
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