It is good to strive for perfection.
No matter what we are trying to do, anything less than
perfect leaves room for improvement. Whether you are playing a sport, working
on your GPA, or busy about some occupation, perfection should be a goal.
But please don’t misunderstand me. I am not saying that we
are failures if we don’t become perfect, because the truth is that we will
never become perfect. We might have a perfect game, get a perfect test score,
or have a perfect day in the office, but we will never be perfectly perfect
every day.
But an inability to become perfect does not mean that we
lower our standards. Does your boss not want you to strive for perfection? And
your teacher? And your coach?
In heaven we will be perfect, but until then we can only
make perfection a goal. As imperfect people we should still strive to live as
if perfection were achievable rather than throwing in the towel and saying,
“What’s the use?”
The only exception to the reality of imperfection is our
perfect God. Moses was so moved by the knowledge of God’s perfection that he
burst into song in Deuteronomy 32. Listen to how Moses described God:
"The Rock,
His work is perfect, for all His ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and
without iniquity, just and upright is He. (v.4)”
Isn’t it refreshing to know that we serve a perfect God—a God who is just
and upright, who is faithful and without sin? Moses sure thought so.
In a world that is used to being let down and disappointed, Christians
should shine like stars in the sky, beaming with radiance that comes from a
perfect God. He never breaks a promise, always forgives sin, and will do what
is right.
Praise God for His perfection!
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ReplyDeleteTommy, I enjoy your writings, and I agree with most of what you say.....but :-)
ReplyDeleteI don't think we'll be perfect in heaven either. Yes we'll have glorified bodies and we will be sinless, which in comparison seems perfect. But only God is perfect. But sinless does mean morally perfect, so I do agree in that respect.
But then perfection is probably overrated anyways.
Thank you Kurt. I believe that Adam and Eve were created perfect, the way we were all supposed to be. In heaven I believe we will be perfect as Adam and Eve were before the fall.
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