1Pet 2:21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered on your behalf, leaving you a model so that you may follow in His steps; John 13:15 For I have given you an example so that you also may do even as I have done to you.
[Part 2 of 2] I have heard an explanation of how the xeroxing process operates. First there is the need of a proper light to expose the original copy. Then there is the need of a special kind of ink, called toner. Besides this, there is the need of a heat roller and the paper upon which to make the copy. This paper, of course, must be clean. Then this clean paper is exposed under the light to the copy. Through the light, the heat, and the proper ink, whatever the copy is will be reproduced onto the paper. The result is reproduction, not imitation.
In the process of spiritual xeroxing, the Spirit of Christ is the light, and the riches of the divine life are the inking substance. We are the paper on which the reproduction of the original is to be made. This paper must be put under the light of the Holy Spirit, and it must pass through the inking substance in order to have the original copy–Christ Himself- -reproduced on it. Through this process we eventually become a reproduction of the original, a reproduction of Christ.
Christ is not merely a model for us to follow outwardly. He is a writing-copy, an original for spiritual xeroxing, and we need to become His reproduction. This means that we should become xerox copies of Christ by experiencing a process that involves spiritual light and the riches of the divine life. The result of this process is that we eventually become a reproduction of Christ.
Prayer Confession Oh King of Glory thank you for this word. I receive this word with humility and obedience of heart. I avail myself as a paper under the light of the Holy Spirit to pass through the inking substance so that I may have Christ Himself reproduced on me who is the writing copy. Lord, as I avail myself where there is light and the riches of the divine life, I enjoy the writing of Christ Himself on me to become His reproduction in Jesus’ name, Amen.