My Brother...

I can't begin to express how fun it has been to watch my boys become great friends. They share, they laugh togethether, they argue and then laugh... it reminds me so much of my brother and me.
One of the things that I have enjoyed most is watching Elijah idolize and immitate Caleb. He watches Caleb's every move, hangs on his every word and must follow him everywhere. If Caleb sits cross legged - Elijah will too. If Caleb laughs - Elijah follows. It's perfect adoration and immitation.
While I have most typically related to God as my Father, just recently I have been inspired by my boys to understand God through Jesus as my brother. I went back and read Ephesians 1 where Paul says that we are adopted by the Father and blessed with everything that ritefully belongs to Jesus. It made me wonder if I have a similar admiration and adoration for Jesus as Elijah has for Caleb? It made me wonder if I am at all fixated on immitating Christ?
As I meditated on this for a while, it made me recall the times we were young and someone would say, "you're just like your brother!" At the time I didn't appreciate it. I'm pretty sure my brother never appreciated it either. However, thinking of Jesus as my brother, I would love to hear someone say, "you remind me of your brother Jesus," or "you act just like your brother Jesus." Wouldn't that be cool? All it would take is watching His every move, hanging on His every Word and following Him completely.
In closing, it's amazing just how much I have learned about God through my boys.
Thanks guys.