Who Do You Look Like?

Luke 20:21-25 (NKJV)
²¹ Then they asked Him, saying, "Teacher, we know that You say and teach rightly, and You do not show personal favoritism, but teach the way of God in truth:
²² Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"
²³ But He perceived their craftiness, and said to them, "Why do you test Me?
²⁴ Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?" They answered and said, "Caesar's."
²⁵ And He said to them, "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

Jesus answered those who tried to trap Him into saying something they could use to bring charges of sedition against Him to the Roman authorities. Jesus used this opportunity to confound those conspiring against Him and to speak to us today.

The question is whose image do we reflect in our lives? Those who have placed their trust and belief in Jesus have become children of God. We are sealed in His love by the Holy Spirit. We are given new life and lives as a gift from God. We become God’s own and owe everything to Him. It can be easy to lose sight of this and have Jesus ask the question of us, “Why do you test Me?”

Let us be reminded of how we should live in response to our loving Father, learning and giving to Him as we should. Whose likeness do you carry?