Prayer to be a Faithful Example: Psalm 119:73-80
Prayer to be a Faithful Example Psalm 119:73-80 Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. Philippians 3:17 In several places in Scripture we hear Paul exhort other believers to follow his example. “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1) is probably the most familiar one. God, in His Word, and among His faithful people, has given us examples after which we can pattern our lives. In as much as a fellow believer is imitating Christ, we can look at their life and example as a living pattern to imitate. God also gives us examples of disobedience and unbelief in order to warn us. In speaking of the disobedience of the Israelites Paul warns, “Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did” (1 Corinthians 10:6). The life we live, then, can be an example for others to follow or avoid. As believers, our desire should be to live in such a way that we...