They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit. But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.

Jude 18-20

“Natural,” as a marketing buzzword, is everywhere; natural oils in shampoo, natural cotton fabric in clothing, natural ingredients in granola bars. But what is nature in real life? A semi-abstract description of the world God created, his order and plan put into action through life, weather and geological processes.

So, when God calls us to be like him, he asks us to imitate the Creator, not merely be content to follow the path of least resistance and remain mere creations. We are supernaturally led by the Spirit in to higher ways and purposes!

Ethan Kirl