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“So That You Might Follow”
“For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps” 1 Peter 2:21. Most often, examples held up for us to follow are of those who have succeeded in some great way for us to follow. Perhaps it is some sports star, business owner, or student who worked hard, overcame adversity, and made sacrifices to achieve a great result—that is, accord-ing to the world’s standard and not God’s. Jesus is a stumbling block and folly to the world, according to 1 Co-rinthians; dying on the cross was shameful for One who could have called twelve legions of angels to stop it all. But to us who are being saved by His “failure,” it is the power and wisdom of God, which is wiser and stronger than men and their standard of success. This is why we are willing to suffer with Him and copy His example, following His footsteps that lead to our own Golgothas as we carry our own crosses that He helps us to bear. To this we have been called. Jesus was made like His brothers in every way to let us unite with Him in death and in His resurrection, yes, but also to show us how to live. Are you following in His steps as an example?
