Jesus, God in human form, is the most upright, faithful and morally sound person we can ever have the priviledge of knowing. He is our Perfect Example.

Bad Examples

Several weeks ago, I watched a WhatsApp video of how some people – male and female, young and old – broke into and vandalised some shops in London.

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I was enraged as I watched them destroying property and stealing clothes from a shop. I wondered why people were breaking into shops to steal clothes at a time when people are supposed to stay indoors. Surely, they did not have anywhere fancy to wear those clothes to at this time? To be honest most of the things they looted were not even fancy. There was just no justification for their actions. 

Thankfully, I later heard that the video was not recent, but was recorded previously during a riot that happened years ago in London.

A Good Example

Regardless of the recency of the video, something did happen later on in the video to remind me that there are still good people in the world. 

I wondered what was going on when a random middle aged man rushed into one of the shops that was being vandalised. It turned out he had discovered that some clothes in one store were on fire, and had rushed into the store to grab and throw the clothes outside the store, in order to stop a fire breaking out. Then he calmly walked away in the midst of the chaos all around him.

The action of the random man in the video really touched me. The man showed himself to be a good example. 

Whilst people were vandalising shops, stealing and setting fires, the gentleman calmly put out a fire right in the midst of those perpetuating evil deeds.

This man reminded me that in the midst of a crooked and evil generation, we can still be good examples. 

We may not be able to rid the world of evil, or do enough to make things around us better, but we can do our bit to make a difference, however little.

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We should be examples in kindness, good morals and good character.

Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 1 Timothy 4:12 KJV

God, Our Perfect Example

The man in the video also reminded me that Jesus – God in human form – is our Perfect Example.

We should all strive to be like Jesus who is the embodiment of goodness and uprightness in every possible way. 

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Jesus understands every weakness of ours, because he was tempted in every way that we are. But he did not sin! Hebrews 4:15 CEV

My prayer is that in the midst of the evil and chaos all around us, God would grant us the courage to continue to do right, and be good examples to others just like Jesus. 

For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. Philippians 2 :13 NLT

I pray that we will find the courage and strength to follow the paths that Jesus, our Perfect Example, has laid out for us.

For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps. 1 Peter 2:21 NLT

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