Read: Acts 20:17-21,31-38

Imitate me, just as I
also imitate Christ.
-1 Corinthians 11:1

When our daughter Julie was a high school senior, she
had the opportunity to “job shadow” for 2 weeks. She
went “on the job” to find out firsthand about two
professions that had captured her interest. For the
first week, she sat in on the classes of a math teacher
at another school. For the second week, she shadowed a
college basketball coach.

The idea of shadowing is a vital one, because it
emphasizes the importance of example. A person who is
being shadowed knows he or she is setting an example for
the student.

We are all participants in a process that might be
called “life shadowing.” If we are parents, our
children shadow us all the time, learning how to act as
adults. At work, we have fellow employees who notice
our reactions to all kinds of situations. In our
community, our neighbors observe us and see how
Christians live, even when we don’t realize they are
watching.

Is our life worthy of shadowing? Does our example
lead others in the right direction? Paul said that his
life was worth shadowing because he followed Jesus – the
ultimate example (1 Cor. 11:1).

If you want to become a worthy example for others,
shadow the Savior!
-J. David Branon

You’re teaching a lesson each day that you live;
Your actions are blazing a trail
That others will follow for good or for ill;
You’ll help them or cause them to fail. -Bosch

TO CAST A GOOD SHADOW,
WALK IN GOD’S LIGHT.

OUR DAILY BREAD, Copyright 1998 by Radio Bible Class,
Grand Rapids,Michigan. Used by permission.