What is the difference between Satan's and Eve's wish to be like God (Gen. 3:5, Isa. 14:14, Ezek. 28:2) and the promise of 1 John 3:2 that we will be like Him?

   When we look at these passages we see that there are several
   differences between them. In comparing the wishes of eve and
   Satan with the promise in 1 John I notice they miss their
   present reality.
  
   They both miss the fact that being created of God that they
   possess some of God's attributes. As children of God we
   should resemble our father. The problem that they both had
   was that the wanted to step outside to obtain a special
   likeness to God which was not theirs to have.
  
   The lesson brings out that they wanted the power of God but
   they did not want the character of God. As Jesus was here on
   this earth He perfectly represented the character of God.
   Though he was God he was perfectly obedient to His Fathers
   will. You can never be like God when you seek to do so by
   disobedience and rebellion which is what Even and Satan
   both attempted.
  
Think of the incredible contrast between the character of Jesus and the character of Satan. A created being, Satan sought a position higher than he had but for a purely personal and selfish motive, while Jesus—the Creator—chose to make Himself "of no reputation" (Phil. 2:7) all for the good of others. What's your natural tendency, to be more like Christ or more like Satan? If the latter, how can you change?
  
   The natural tendency is to be like Satan because we are born
   in sin and shaped in iniquity. When we become born again believers
   then we posses the power to resist the tendency toward darkness.
   In order to be more like Christ we must do the things that He
   did. By following Christ's example daily we can resist our natural
   tendency toward evil.
  
Prayer: Father in heaven thank you for Jesus Christ and for the promise that
we can be you sons and daughters. Father help us to desire to be more like
you in character in life. Thank you in Jesus name I pray amen.