At Halloween, people put on costumes and masks in order to look like someone or something else. Of course, the costumes only make us look like something else, we don’t actually become a real representation of the person or thing. We can also try to act like them, but we won’t have their background, experiences, character, or temperament to really become like them.
I John 3:2-3 says, “Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.” When we are raised to be with Jesus in heaven, we will become like Him. We will be morally without sin, intellectually without falsehood or error, physically without weakness or imperfections, and filled continually with the Holy Spirit. These truths should motivate us to walk closely with Him and become more like Him every day. Putting on “church” clothes, going to church, and doing good things is not enough. We must walk with Him closely and seek to become like Him by the power of His Spirit.
Reluctant Retiree 