God’s Look Alike

Some years ago my older sister shared with us, her siblings, an experience she had while riding along on the bus to the city to run some errands.

As she reached the neighborhood where our mother grew up, an older woman boarded the bus and sat close to her. As they traveled along, my sister said that, after a few minutes, the woman looked over at her and began to speak.

She asked a very simple question, “Are you Myrtle’s daughter? You look just like her.” My sister was shocked that the woman had been able to recognize her mother in her features. She responded by affirming that Myrtle was indeed her mother’s name. The woman then went on to talk about how much my sister looked like our mom when she was younger, even in the way she spoke. She mentioned that even her gestures were so similar, and she just could not get over it. My sister’s experience got me thinking about how we, as children of God, should look like our heavenly Father. We often profess that God is our heavenly Father, and we should be like Him—but are we like Him? Do we reflect God in the things we do and say? What do people see in us as they board the bus of life or when they meet us on the street? At the moment we come into a person’s presence, will they be able to ask us the question, “Are you a child of God?” When the world looks at us, they should be able to call out and say, “You look just like Him; everything about you reminds me of Him.” When my family members look at photos of my mom as a teenager or even as a young adult, we can all clearly see how much my sister looks just like her. It is my prayer for us to be a reflection of the God we claim as our heavenly Father to such an extent that the world around us will be fascinated by our resemblance. We read, “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:18, NKJV). It does not take much effort. The more time we spend with the Lord, the more we will reflect Him. It is by beholding that we surely will become changed and be God’s look-alike.

Candy Monique Springer-Blackman