Imitation!

When I think of something being an imitation, I think of it as cheap in value. Like imitation cheese or cologne. The quality is just not the same. Most people are an imitation of other people. We imitate what we see in order to fit in. Very few people are real and genuine.

Things that are rare are what others value, they can even be priceless. We treat things with value carefully. Things that have little value we treat carelessly. Many of us are careless in regards to life decisions because we don't value ourselves.

The maker of something is the one who has the authority to place the value on it. If we had the authority of placing value on the things we buy we would not pay the cost that we do. If our worth comes from others and not the one who made us our self-worth will always be under valued. When someone does not have self-worth the choices they make reflect it. They allow themselves to be used and abused.

Our worth is so great to God that He sent His only begotten Son to die for us. We are His only creation that is made in His image. We are priceless in His sight. He sees us not as we are but as we can be. If this truth can be believed then self-worth will follow.

If I have something that is rare and precious I am not going to just let anyone touch it. So when we have self-worth we don't just let anyone touch us. Sexual sin is no longer worth the price of devaluing ourselves. Our bodies our no longer just objects for others pleasure. They are temples of the Holy Spirit, and we will not allow God's temple to be defiled.

Our worth comes from being in the hands of our maker. Obedience is our love for God acted out. As we obey Him we remain in Him and His value is made evident as His glory radiates from our skin like sun light shining on a jewel.

Apart from God all we can become is an imitation of others. In Christ we become who we were created to be. No longer fakes, frauds, and phonies, doing whatever it takes to just fit it. We become the real deal. Each of us reflecting God in our own unique and rare way. Just like there is no snowflake that falls from heaven that is exactly the same neither are we His most prized creation. God created each of us to reflect how great He is.


Reference:  Leviticus 18, Deut. 20:18, 1 Kings 14:24, 1 Kings 12:32, 2 Kings 17:15, Matt. 13:44-46, 2 Cor. 1:17, Matt. 16:26, John 3:16, Luke 7:46, Song of Solomon 5:9, 2 Cor. 6:14-18, Is. 43:7, Rev. 4:11, Jer. 13:11, John 1:3,