Imitating Christ - The Crosswalk Devotional - March 15

PLUS...10 Sins Every Christian Must Bring into the Light  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ &zwnj [Crosswalk.com Logo]( The Crosswalk Devotional  [Devotionals](        [Newsletters](        [e-Cards](      [The Crosswalk Devotional]( Imitating Christ By Emily Rose Massey “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God ([Ephesians 5:1-2]( ESV). I am a mom of three boys, and I have many nicknames for them, but one of my favorites is “my little monkeys” because they seem to be so good at copying whatever one of them does. You know, monkey see, monkey do? From silly little dances to repeating funny phrases, you can tell these boys are brothers and best buds. Yet, with my youngest being only two years old, we have to be very careful what we say or do around him because he is learning all kinds of new words and emotions and how to handle them. It’s my husband's and I’s jobs as parents to guide our children on what kind of words and behavior honors and glorifies God. When they sin and disobey, we lovingly correct and teach them how we must go to the Lord in repentance, asking Him to help us when we are tempted to sin or disobey. We also help them understand this better when we live this out and model it for them. Children naturally imitate who they are around the most. The environment they grow up in truly shapes them as a person. It’s important that, as believers, we are continually pointing them to Christ, His Word, and His ways. This is all true for us as children of God. We are to be imitators not of the world but of Christ. After the Apostle Paul explains how the body of Christ is to be knit together and show Christ’s love and mercy toward one another, he echoes that sentiment as he encourages the church at Ephesus to imitate God:  [CONTINUE READING →](            You May Also Like:        [10 Sins Every Christian Must Bring into the Light](  Lynette Kittle It’s tempting to point fingers at a sinful world, but Christians can’t expect those who don’t know God to live by His ways, especially if we aren’t following them ourselves. Here are 10 sins every Christian must bring into the light in our own lives, if we ever hope an ungodly world to be transformed.  [CONTINUE READING →](       [10 Verses about God’s Love to Pick You Up](  Aaron D'Anthony Brown Here are 10 verses about God’s love to pick you up during your next dry season or rainy day in your spiritual life.  [CONTINUE READING →](            ['One Angel' Rory Feek And Dolly Parton Sing Chilling Duet](  GodTube.com Rory Feek honors his wife, Joey, five years after her passing with the beautiful words of ‘One Angel.’  [WATCH NOW →](        [10 Reasons Women Are Lonely](  Jennifer Slattery It’s not that people don’t have relationships. But for many, those relationships don’t offer the companionship our hearts crave  [CONTINUE READING →](                            Bible Trivia Question of the Day                                           Why was King Ahasuerus angry with the queen Vashti? A. because she was worshiping other gods B. because she was found in the company of another man C. because she refused to come see the king D. because she spoke against the king [ANSWER THE QUESTION →](     [Crosswalk.com Logo](  [Read about Salem Web Network](  |  [Unsubscribe](   [Email Preference Center](  |  [View in Browser](   © 2023 Salem Web Network. All rights reserved. 111 Virginia Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219. This email is never sent unsolicited. You are receiving this email because your email address, {EMAIL}, is signed up to receive newsletters, updates, and special offers from Crosswalk. Â