"Follow Me, and I will make you become..." (Mark 1:17). That's pretty simple. How do you and I become all that Jesus has called us to be, all that He wants us to be? Follow Him.
Following someone involves seeing them, hearing them, and doing what they do or say to do. When we do that, He makes us become what He calls us to be. This leads us straight into being conformed to Christ's likeness, which is the goal of God's heart (Rom. 8:29).
"For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself is doing...for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner" (John 5:20, 19). The Father loves us and gladly shows us what He is doing, so that we also can join in what He's doing, in like manner. "He who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also" (John 14:12).
As followers of Christ, we become like Christ, as Christ Himself lives in us. We then participate in His "doing" as He perfects our "being". Following Him requires eyes, ears, and trust. This is not like "following" instructions on something you put together; this is higher, different, and more costly. This is the abandonment inspired and fired by Love. It's following Love out of who we were (the false self) into who we really are (the true self in Christ). We become fully formed in Christ as He becomes fully formed in us. We become like whomever we follow.
"It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher" (Matthew 10:25). "As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness; I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake" (Psalm 17:15). Being like Christ is enough and is the only satisfaction of personhood.
So, follow Him...and become.
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