Following in the Footsteps of Jesus

Good morning 🌅

Sunday's word from Scripture…📖

1 John 2:6
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“Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.”
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In Japanese Christian circles, it is said that the people who most resembled Jesus were…
before the war, Pastor Tetsusaburo Sasao, who was active in the Meiji and Taisho eras,
and after the war…
Pastor Zenjiro Hongo.
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In Pastor Sasao's case, even his appearance was said to resemble Jesus.
It seems that children in Sunday school thought Pastor Sasao was Jesus himself…
I still remember the shock I felt when I first saw a photograph of him while I was in high school. 😱
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As for Pastor Hongo…
I traveled to Tokyo to visit and meet him when he was in his eighties.
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To walk as Jesus walked…😥❓️
For me, even now…😓
this is a difficult challenge…
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Jesus showed us an example.

He rose before daybreak and prayed alone.

He gave thanks in everything❗️
He served the poor… and washed His disciples' feet.
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I do not think He was wealthy…
“Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
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Among pastors overseas…
there are preachers who own private jets
and several vacation homes.
*️⃣ I'm sorry if that sounds sarcastic (sorry).
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Not everyone finds it possible to walk as Jesus walked…
but the One we Christians seek to follow…
is Jesus❗️
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Shalom 😃