Yesterday’s sermon was the beginning of a series we are calling, The Family Resemblance. Over the next couple of weeks, we will be talking about and thinking through the need for us to look like Jesus. God calls us to this lofty task and not only that but our world needs us to be the light in a dark place.
As we work through this series, there will be one aspect that remains constant through all of it and that is my challenge to you today. We must make time to be with Jesus on a daily basis if there is to be any hope of us becoming more like him.
Yesterday, I asked our folks to think about why they decided to follow Jesus in the first place. You see, most of us go through times on our journey when we lose that original passion and excitement. If we are to strive to be like Jesus, I believe we must do so out of conviction and commitment but also with passion.
I must confess, as I did to our congregation yesterday, that over the last couple of months, it seems my relationship with Christ has grown stale. My prayer has become that of the Psalmist who said, “Create in me a pure heart O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” I long for that passion to follow Jesus. I desire to be more like him today than I was yesterday.
I invite you to this prayer today as well.
Clay in the Hands 
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