IN THE BEGINNING THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTION FOR TODAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2018
ARE YOU PERFECT?
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:38
As Christians, we often try to be perfect in the wrong ways. We try to do everything without error, in time, by the letter, by example. This is good, but far from perfect. In fact it can often create an arrogance that is unacceptable and pharisaic. When our LORD tells us to be perfect as the Father is perfect, he is telling us to be perfect in Love. First, perfect in mercy, forgiving those who have wronged us. Letting the meanness of others roll off our backs. Loving those who are lovely and the unlovely. Helping those who deserve it and those who don't deserve it for whatever the reason. Yes, perfection is a high calling in Christ!
