During summer, we live in a colony of heaven on houseboats. We get to enjoy the full rights of citizenship in heaven right now!! DJ says we get the glorious responsibility to live in such a way that those also living on houseboats may come to realize that Jesus Christ really is alive and well. He mentions four ways we can better live our primary citizenship. One of the ways is to embrace the pattern inherent in any true colony of heaven. Paul is saying FOLLOW ME AS I FOLLOW CHRIST! (also 1 Corinthians 11:1) This is something I have been pushed in frequently on Admin - Reid often says “follow me as I follow Christ”. DJ clarifies that it’s not in a prideful or cocky way, rather simply modeling what it looks like to follow Jesus.
We befriend, encourage, model, and invite campers/staff to Jesus because we get to use this to show them how to be a citizen of heaven on houseboats (and in the rest of life) and see how Jesus is real and alive and well. We embrace the pattern inherent in any true quality of heaven and then lead by example. We say to other members of Admin... Follow me as I follow Christ. We show Drivers, follow us as we follow Christ. Drivers invite barneys into that... and campers... follow us as we follow Christ. May we seek to live the mind of Christ in all things so that we develop an inherent pattern of servanthood.
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