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And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God.” --Mark 11:22 What kind of people has God chosen to help fight the good fight of faith? You might think he chooses the great of humanity, or the nearly great. But you’d be wrong! The Scripture reveals that God is inclined toward the incorrigible and the weak, and even the formerly immoral! Does that surprise you? You see, God isn’t looking for perfection. He’s looking for men and women who will believe and respond with faith in him. And if you’ll believe, your life potential through Christ Jesus can be amazing. Consider this. Several years ago, some religious leaders were in the Oval Office meeting with then President George W. Bush. He was sharing with them about his faith and how he came to know Christ. President Bush said, “Look, I know where I would be if it were not for the grace of God in my life. I wouldn’t be here in the Oval Office.” He said, “I’d probably be in a bar in Midland, Texas, or somewhere. But God has done great things in my life.” Whether you’re a president or a plumber, a homemaker or a business person, God will take you right where you are and begin to do extraordinary things in your life if you let him. Don’t underestimate what God can do in your life when you live by faith! GOD IS LOOKING FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO WILL BELIEVE AND RESPOND WITH FAITH IN HIM.

Making Copies

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing. Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.”
Philippians 3:15–17

In 1938, a patent lawyer and inventor named Chester Carlson revolutionized the business world with his work in what was known at the time as electrophotography—making exact copies using a machine. He soon begin calling his process xerography, from the Greek for “dry writing.” The Xerox machine was one of the most successful inventions in history. The ability to reproduce page after page of duplicates changed the way people kept records and did business.
God’s plan for His work in the world also revolves around making copies. Paul wrote to Timothy, “And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also” (2 Timothy 2:2). The process we are commanded to follow is patterned after the work Jesus did with twelve chosen men—discipleship, and it is nothing less than making copies of ourselves.
This is not a matter of setting ourselves up in pride as great examples, but a matter of living like Jesus so much that we can say as Paul did to the church at Corinth, “Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1). The more closely we adhere to the example of Jesus, the better copies our lives will produce. We must never forget that whether we intend it or not, we have great influence on those around us. We must be careful to live so that our pattern is a good one for others to follow.
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

If those you influence turn out to be copies of your life, would you be pleased with the result?