I think the best thing we can do to reach our world is to try to become more like Jesus. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the great German theologian who resisted Hitler, wrote in his book The Cost of Discipleship, “It is only because He became like us that we can become like Him.” And you know, I find it so helpful to remember that. God really did become a man - He really did experience all that we experience. So when we seek to be more like Him, it’s actually possible, one day at a time. Jesus became a man - like you and me. In Romans, St. Paul writes that we are to clothe ourselves “with the Lord Jesus Christ.” Can you imagine how effectively we would reach our world if we all “put on” Jesus Christ every day?

When people are asked their objections to Christianity, I’ve often heard the response, “I don’t have a problem with Jesus - just some of His followers.” And you know, Jesus’ followers will never be perfect - after all we are just human. But we can, by His indwelling power, consciously choose day by day to be more like Christ. And I know it will make a great impact if we do. Try it today, won’t you?

This is Luis Palau.