Reading: Luke 6:40 — Jesus teaches that a student who has been fully trained will be like his teacher.

Devotional: Training produces resemblance. That is the goal of discipleship. Not that we would simply know more, attend more, or do more — but that we would increasingly look like the One we follow. Romans 8:29 tells us that God's purpose for His people is that they be conformed to the image of His Son. That is the destination of sanctification. It is not a destination we reach in this life, but it is the direction every believer is meant to travel. The question is not whether you are perfect. The question is whether you are being formed. Can the people closest to you — the ones who see you without the public version of yourself — see evidence that Jesus is shaping you? That is where testimony becomes real.

Practical Application: Ask someone who knows you well — a spouse, a close friend, or a family member — to honestly tell you one area where they have seen Christ-like growth in you and one area where they still see room for growth. Receive both answers with humility and gratitude.