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"For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren." (Romans 8:29)
So, yes God does want all of us His children to be changed to be like Jesus His Son. This is a basic, not some special ideal for only certain super-holy saints. But God is doing this in every one of us who have trusted in Jesus (Ephesians 1:12) for salvation.
Because of how dearly our Father loves Jesus, our Father's attention is to changing us so we also are pleasing to Him like His Son Jesus is. So, may be we could say that grace is God's favor for Jesus and how Jesus is. We are here first to be God's children, pleasing to Him, submissive to Him in His peace (Colossians 3:15), loving one another the way Jesus in us has us relating > Ephesians 4:2, Ephesians 4:31-5:2, plus loving and caring for any and all people, with prayer and hope for any and all people > Matthew 5:46, 1 Timothy 2:1-4.
So, in case we have our attention elsewhere, this could be why we are having problems and suppose God isn't paying attention to us! We do always have our Father's attention, but where does our attention need to be?
Our Apostle Paul would know where our attention needs to be. And Paul says,
"Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily." (Colossians 1:28-29)
So, I would say this means how Paul was focused > ministering for us to be changed to be like Jesus and to love like Jesus. And he did this according to how God in him was working for Paul to minister this. So, God in Paul was committed to this first, I consider.
So, we need for God in us to have us laboring with Him, with Him guiding our attention. Our basic calling, then, I would say, includes where our attention needs to be, with God. And ones can miss out on so much good, by allowing their attention to be elsewhere.
"You will keep him in perfect peace,
.Whose mind is stayed on you,
.Because he trusts in you."
. . . . . . . . . . .(Isaiah 26:3)
So, yes God does want all of us His children to be changed to be like Jesus His Son. This is a basic, not some special ideal for only certain super-holy saints. But God is doing this in every one of us who have trusted in Jesus (Ephesians 1:12) for salvation.
Because of how dearly our Father loves Jesus, our Father's attention is to changing us so we also are pleasing to Him like His Son Jesus is. So, may be we could say that grace is God's favor for Jesus and how Jesus is. We are here first to be God's children, pleasing to Him, submissive to Him in His peace (Colossians 3:15), loving one another the way Jesus in us has us relating > Ephesians 4:2, Ephesians 4:31-5:2, plus loving and caring for any and all people, with prayer and hope for any and all people > Matthew 5:46, 1 Timothy 2:1-4.
So, in case we have our attention elsewhere, this could be why we are having problems and suppose God isn't paying attention to us! We do always have our Father's attention, but where does our attention need to be?
Our Apostle Paul would know where our attention needs to be. And Paul says,
"Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily." (Colossians 1:28-29)
So, I would say this means how Paul was focused > ministering for us to be changed to be like Jesus and to love like Jesus. And he did this according to how God in him was working for Paul to minister this. So, God in Paul was committed to this first, I consider.
So, we need for God in us to have us laboring with Him, with Him guiding our attention. Our basic calling, then, I would say, includes where our attention needs to be, with God. And ones can miss out on so much good, by allowing their attention to be elsewhere.
"You will keep him in perfect peace,
.Whose mind is stayed on you,
.Because he trusts in you."
. . . . . . . . . . .(Isaiah 26:3)