Do You Look Like Your Father?

Quite a few of my Facebook friends updated their profile photo today with pictures of their fathers. For many, the similarities are striking. You can see strong family traits such as a common facial structure, similar eyes, or the same smile. And although many of us look a lot our earthly fathers, how much do we resemble our Heavenly Father, in whose image we were created?

If you look closely enough at me, you will see some of my dad’s features. But I believe you can really see my dad in my personality. My mother used to always tell me, “You’re just like your father!” Most of the time, it was a compliment. ☺ I share my dad’s temperament, his work ethic, and even many of his political views and opinions. It doesn’t matter that we are a generation apart. It doesn’t matter that he was raised in the West Indies and I was raised here in America. It doesn’t even matter that we didn’t always live under the same roof. You can see my dad in me because I am his child.

Jesus, the Son of God, resembled His Father in every way. In John 14:8-11, he tells Philip, “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.” Jesus is the perfect reflection of God. As Christians, people should see our Father in us, too. When Jesus prayed to God on our behalf in John 17:20-26, He said, “I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one—I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity.” It is a Divine desire for us to be the spitting image of our Father. We should love the way God loves, care for others the way He does, and live in a way that reflects Him.

People should know that we are the children of God because we walk just like Him!

Happy Father's Day!