Celebrate Your Uniqueness in Christ Jesus, Don't Imitate Others, Imitate Jesus
by Sis. Jane Kimmes | February 4, 2015
Hello all at GWOD,
God woke me up last night with these words, "Celebrate your uniqueness in Christ Jesus, don't imitate others, imitate Jesus." So I went to the Word to clarify the meaning. I read Psalm 145 and here it is:
"1 I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. 2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. 6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness. 7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. 8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. 9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. 10 All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and the saints shall bless thee. 11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; 12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. 13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. 14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down. 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou gives them their meat in due season. 16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfies the desire of every living thing. 17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. 18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. 19 He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will save them. 20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy. 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever."
We are to talk of His goodness and celebrate Him, because we truly are unique in Him because of what Jesus has done for us through His death and resurrection so that we could have life and that life abundantly. There is no other way to heaven, only through Jesus. We must know Jesus, be filled with His Spirit, and walk as He walked. 1 John 2:6 "He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked."
I looked up the words celebrate, unique, and imitate:
Celebrate means: to do something special or enjoyable for an important event, occasion, holiday, etc.; to praise (someone or something); to say that (someone or something) is great or important; to perform (a religious ceremony); to honor (as a holiday) especially by solemn ceremonies or by refraining from ordinary business; to mark (as an anniversary) by festivities or other deviation from routine; to hold up or play up for public notice.
Unique means: being the only one, sole; being without a like or equal, unequaled; distinctively characteristic, peculiar; unusual.
Imitate means: to follow as a pattern, model, or example; to be or appear like, resemble; to produce of copy of, reproduce; mimic, counterfeit.
So I'm sharing this with all of you, "Celebrate your uniqueness in Christ Jesus, don't imitate others, imitate Jesus." Break up your routine and praise Him by speaking of his Goodness publicly. We truly are unique in Him and by the Holy Ghost in us we are able to become more like Him. We are to imitate Jesus in every way, by the power of the Holy Ghost in us. Imitating Jesus also means that we should follow those following Christ Jesus. Paul says in 1 Cor 11:1 "Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ."
Notice that the last part of the definition for the word imitate, says counterfeit. Remember that the devil imitates, mimics, and is himself a counterfeit and has a counterfeit for everything Holy that God has (see 2 Cor 11:13-15). Don't follow the devil or his workers. That is why we are given this blessing and warning. Thank God that we have the True Gospel of Jesus Christ being taught at GWOD by True Leaders and Ministers that seek God daily.
In closing, 1 Peter 2:9-10 says "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light; Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy."
Keep praying fervently one for another. I love you very much. Let's continue to celebrate and imitate Jesus!
Love, Sis. Jane
God woke me up last night with these words, "Celebrate your uniqueness in Christ Jesus, don't imitate others, imitate Jesus." So I went to the Word to clarify the meaning. I read Psalm 145 and here it is:
"1 I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. 2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. 6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness. 7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. 8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. 9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. 10 All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and the saints shall bless thee. 11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; 12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. 13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. 14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down. 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou gives them their meat in due season. 16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfies the desire of every living thing. 17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. 18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. 19 He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will save them. 20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy. 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever."
We are to talk of His goodness and celebrate Him, because we truly are unique in Him because of what Jesus has done for us through His death and resurrection so that we could have life and that life abundantly. There is no other way to heaven, only through Jesus. We must know Jesus, be filled with His Spirit, and walk as He walked. 1 John 2:6 "He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked."
I looked up the words celebrate, unique, and imitate:
Celebrate means: to do something special or enjoyable for an important event, occasion, holiday, etc.; to praise (someone or something); to say that (someone or something) is great or important; to perform (a religious ceremony); to honor (as a holiday) especially by solemn ceremonies or by refraining from ordinary business; to mark (as an anniversary) by festivities or other deviation from routine; to hold up or play up for public notice.
Unique means: being the only one, sole; being without a like or equal, unequaled; distinctively characteristic, peculiar; unusual.
Imitate means: to follow as a pattern, model, or example; to be or appear like, resemble; to produce of copy of, reproduce; mimic, counterfeit.
So I'm sharing this with all of you, "Celebrate your uniqueness in Christ Jesus, don't imitate others, imitate Jesus." Break up your routine and praise Him by speaking of his Goodness publicly. We truly are unique in Him and by the Holy Ghost in us we are able to become more like Him. We are to imitate Jesus in every way, by the power of the Holy Ghost in us. Imitating Jesus also means that we should follow those following Christ Jesus. Paul says in 1 Cor 11:1 "Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ."
Notice that the last part of the definition for the word imitate, says counterfeit. Remember that the devil imitates, mimics, and is himself a counterfeit and has a counterfeit for everything Holy that God has (see 2 Cor 11:13-15). Don't follow the devil or his workers. That is why we are given this blessing and warning. Thank God that we have the True Gospel of Jesus Christ being taught at GWOD by True Leaders and Ministers that seek God daily.
In closing, 1 Peter 2:9-10 says "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light; Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy."
Keep praying fervently one for another. I love you very much. Let's continue to celebrate and imitate Jesus!
Love, Sis. Jane
