To Be Like Jesus: 40 Meditations for Your Journey Toward Christlikeness
The Christian life is a journey of spiritual and moral transformation into the glorious image and likeness of God’s Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. This journey is lifelong. We begin this journey when we first believe in Jesus, but will not reach our final destination until the final resurrection, when our bodies will be raised, transformed, and glorified, as we are fully and finally conformed to the image of Christ.
As with any lengthy journey, sometimes Christians lose their way. We can become disoriented and confused. We mistake the terrain we have already traversed, lose sight of the road on which we tread, and forget the destination to which we travel. Sometimes we take detours. Or we get stuck on the side of the road. All of us sometimes need help. In To Be Like Jesus, Brian G. Hedges provides a series of encouraging road signs-brief meditations, with questions for personal reflection and application, to help you in your journey toward Christlikeness.
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Endorsements
“Some books focus on what Christ has done for us, and others on what Christ does in us. Rare, however, are books that teach us how Christ works in us on the basis of what he has already accomplished for us. Brian Hedges has written one of those rare books, laid out in short devotions, crafted to stimulate faith that bears fruit through love. This is a book not only to read, but to practice in the pursuit of holiness.
—Dr. Joel R. Beeke, Author of Reformed Systematic Theology and many other books | Chancellor, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Table of Contents
Day 1: The Chief End of Man
Day 2: Created for Relationships
Day 3: The Godwardness of Sin
Day 4: Glorious Ruins
Day 5: The Gracious Rescue
Day 6: New Man, New Creation
Day 7: Becoming Like Jesus
Day 8: The Key to Transformation
Day 9: Christ Our Substitute
Day 10: The Resurrection of Christ
Day 11: The Triumph of the Cross
Day 12: The Gift of the Holy Spirit
Day 13: The New Age of the Spirit
Day 14: Turning and Trusting
Day 15: Justified by Faith Alone
Day 16: The Basis of Our Acceptance
Day 17: Law or Gospel?
Day 18: Slaves or Sons?
Day 19: Changing the Heart
Day 20: Regeneration
Day 21: The Gospel Mystery of Sanctification
Day 22: Do Not Let Sin Reign
Day 23: In Christ Alone
Day 24: Called to Holiness
Day 25: The Gospel Pattern of Sanctification
Day 26: Killing Sin
Day 27: Taking God’s Side Against Sin
Day 28: Replacing Sin with Grace
Day 29: Look to the Cross
Day 30: Life Out of Death
Day 31: Learning to Walk
Day 32: Renewing the Mind
Day 33: Depending on the Spirit
Day 34: Growing Down
Day 35: The Holy Pursuit of Joy
Day 36: The Sanctifying Power of Faith
Day 37: Training for Godliness
Day 38: Receiving versus Achieving
Day 39: Suffering and Glory
Day 40: Transformation is a Community Project