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Wednesday 26 November 2014

Blameless...Matthew 5:48

People in all walks of life are constantly striving for perfection. Musicians practice tirelessly to achieve flawless performance. Athletes repeat the same motions over and over again to gain perfection in competition. Secretaries aim to become perfect typists/administrators. Those in business always seek greater success. But despite our best efforts, we fall short of our lofty goals. When we compare our behavior with God what  demands in His holy law, we discover that we are failures. We do not have perfect love for God, nor do we exhibit selfless and sincere love for our neighbor. We find it impossible to live up to the Lord's demand, "Be perfect as I am perfect."

What a comfort it is, then, to know that our perfect God has a found a way to make up for our imperfection. He does this through His grace and pardon. In baptism we are clothed with the perfect righteousness of Jesus Christ Himself. God looks at us as if we had the perfect, sinless life of our Lord. Through faith in Christ, we ever stand blameless before God. This wonderful grace motivates us to strive for perfection in our obedience to God and love for those around us. We know we will never attain perfection in this life, but by Gods grace in Christ, we honor our heavenly Father by doing our best for Him.

Thank you, Father, that the blood of Your son enables us to be perfect before you. Amen.

From Portals of Prayer, 1991.

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