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You Are a Model
Leviticus 21:21
"No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God."
The position of priest was a very sacred position. This position was sacred because those who filled that position were a picture of Jesus Christ. That is why God gave such stringent requirements for the priest. The verse above says that the priest was to have no blemish. The reason is because Jesus was the sinless Son of God, and the priest needed to live his life in such a way that it would mirror the life of Christ. The priest was a picture of Jesus Christ to Israel.
Likewise, if you are saved you are a model of Jesus Christ to the world. 1 Peter 2:5 says, "Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ." Notice that when you got saved you entered the priesthood of the believer. In other words, you are now to live your life as a picture of Jesus Christ to the world.
Because you are a picture of Jesus Christ to the world, that means that the world is closely watching how you live. Hebrew 10:33 says, "Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used." The word "gazingstock" means, "an object of curiosity." In other words, the world watches your life with curiosity wondering why you would live your lives in the manner in which you live.
I ask you, as the world looks at the picture of your life, does your life show blemishes of Christ to the world? No, Christ has no blemish, but the world looks at how we live and perceives Christ to be the same. You are the picture of Christ to the world, and everything you do will either place a blemish on that picture, or it will reenforce what the Scriptures say about Him.
Because you are a picture of Jesus Christ to the world, you need to be careful that you don't place any blemish on Christ in the minds of those who watch you live. When you go to the restaurant, you are a picture of Jesus Christ. When you drive down the road, you are a picture of Jesus Christ. When you go to work, you should work hard so that you don't put a blemish on the picture of Jesus Christ. When you go to school, you are a picture of Jesus Christ. You are a picture of Jesus Christ in the neighborhood in which you live. Everywhere you go you are a picture of Jesus Christ. Be very careful with what you do and where you go so that the world will get the right picture of Jesus Christ from your life.
I ask you, have you placed any blemishes on your picture of Christ to the world? If you have, now is the time to change that picture and make sure there are no blemishes on it. No, you cannot change your past, but from this day forward you can live your life in such a way that people will get the right picture of Christ from your life.