Sunday, March 23, 2014

Not Perfect

As believers we are called to walk in God’s ways. As humans, we will not do this perfectly all the time. We are not perfect. But we can take comfort in knowing that God knows we are not and will not be perfect. The psalmists knew this, and they were comforted by who God is.

Psalms 32:1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

We have an even greater blessing than they had. We have our Messiah, Jesus (Yeshua) that gave His life so we could have a new life through Him. We have a new life in God. He died for all our sins. I long to be perfect, but like everyone I am human. Paul, someone that we look to as a great man of God, knew this about himself.

Romans 7:15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.

Even Paul struggled with sin, with doing what he should not and not doing what he should. In that way, Paul was just like us. But our hope is not in us and our ability to be perfect in ourselves. Our hope and our comfort is that our Messiah died for us, and our sini are forgiven if we will acknowledge them to God and ask forgiveness.

Today, we can take comfort in knowing that God always forgives when we ask and seek His face. God is our Father, and He is on our side.

Prayer
Father, we praise and exalt You as the Most High God. You are not made with hands as the gods others serve. You are the King and our Righteous Ruler. Please forgive us. Please walk with us and show us Your ways. We long to serve You. We praise You for all You are and all You do for us. We ask today that You do not count our wrongs against us, for they are many, but ask instead that You see us through the covering You gave us, Your Son Jesus. We ask that You send us today Your healing inside and out, Your deliverance, and Your mighty provision. in Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.