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Blue Lakes Reservoir, Colorado
Reflections are powerful, but they are not perfect. When I took this picture the air was fairly calm with a slight hint of a breeze. That hint of a breeze distorted the reflection of the trees on the pond. This distortion is a reminder that what we see on the surface of the water isn't the real thing. The real trees lay above the surface.
We are called to imitate God, not be God.
Imitate God, since you are the children he loves. Ephesians 5:1 God's Word to the Nations
The temptation to be like God goes back to the Garden of Eden, and it is this powerful temptation to be like God that gets humanity into trouble even today. The desire to be God (rooted in our sin) is much different than the desire to imitate God.
We live at the foot of the cross. It is here that we're forgiven for our attempts to be God, and it is here that we are empowered to imitate God, to be like the reflection on this pond. We will never be perfect, that will not happen until we're with Christ, but we can strive to imitate him.
We can imitate his nature to love, heal and forgive. When we imitate God we're pointing to him. Our actions are a reflection of the nature of God.
I took this picture because I loved the reflection of the trees. May people see God reflected in how we live our lives.
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We are called to imitate God, not be God.
Imitate God, since you are the children he loves. Ephesians 5:1 God's Word to the Nations
The temptation to be like God goes back to the Garden of Eden, and it is this powerful temptation to be like God that gets humanity into trouble even today. The desire to be God (rooted in our sin) is much different than the desire to imitate God.
We live at the foot of the cross. It is here that we're forgiven for our attempts to be God, and it is here that we are empowered to imitate God, to be like the reflection on this pond. We will never be perfect, that will not happen until we're with Christ, but we can strive to imitate him.
We can imitate his nature to love, heal and forgive. When we imitate God we're pointing to him. Our actions are a reflection of the nature of God.
I took this picture because I loved the reflection of the trees. May people see God reflected in how we live our lives.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-2014 Douglas P. Brauner. ARR.
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