Our Example

You know what an example is, don’t you? When there are new or hard things to do, you want someone to show you how. If you are learning cursive, you need an example of the letter to copy. An example is something for us to follow so we know what to do.

Jesus is an example for us to follow. Do you know Jesus? You read stories about His life and how He loves us. You might want to please Him and try to do what the Bible says. Did you ever think about being like Him? When you really like someone, it is easy to want to copy them. When you notice how well your big brother can fix something, or how Mom can cook so well, you want to copy them. But how about being like Jesus?

First you want to know what Jesus is like. When you read the story about Him blessing the children, you can see that He was loving and patient. Do you want to be like that? Do you want to be a kind friend to the younger children? You can be a blessing, and show them that you care for them. When Jesus washed His disciples feet, He said that they should copy Him. He was showing an example of how they should serve each other. Is there a little undesirable job that you can do? Maybe it is scrubbing the floor or taking out the trash. How would Jesus do it, if He were you?

Sometimes it is hard to do the right thing. Even though Jesus had a pure heart, He had to do hard things. How did Jesus always do what was right? He took time to pray and ask His Father to help Him. Jesus obeyed God and did what God wanted. Even when it was hard, like being quiet when others told lies about Him. God can help you, too. He can help you live so that others will want to copy you. You can be an example.