I had looked for a specific book of maps quite extensively off and on for several years. I love Bible study, and I wanted a book that included comparative maps of biblical locations – then and now. I especially wanted one as I prepared to lead a trip to Israel. I couldn’t find it…

…until I was in Israel.

I was thrilled when I found it. Photos of present day biblical locations are printed on the right side of the pages. On the left side is information about the location. In between is an overlay page, which superimposes how the area likely looked during biblical times. Locations are not only compared side by side; they’re superimposed for a more complete picture.

I want the same for my life. I want someone to see me in God’s image. I want him to superimpose his image onto me, so people experience him, not me. I want to yield so completely to him that I am nearly invisible because he is working so extensively through me. I can’t become God (nor do I want to!), but I certainly want to become like him. He created me in his image, and I’ve been messing it up ever since. I want my first impulse to not be what I would do on my own but what I’d do in him. I want to be so familiar with his character that my reflexive response is close to his response.

What about you? How would your life look different if God overlaid his image onto you?

How are you going to need to yield to him in the coming days in order to become more like him instead of relying on your own strength, direction and provision?

God wants more for you. Whether you’ve been living within his will for years, struggling to get to know him, or turning away from him, God wants more for you. He wants himself for you.

Do you want the same?

Do not be shaped by this world; instead be changed within by a new way of thinking. Then you will be able to decide what God wants for you; you will know what is good and pleasing to him and what is perfect. (Romans 12:2)