BE THOU PERFECT
Memorise: Be ye therefore
perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:48
It takes a loving father to give instructions and
guidelines to his children. God demands absolute obedience to His instructions
from all His children. There is always something to gain from God for obeying
Him. This is because every instruction He gives has a promise attached to it.
“And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the
LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before
me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and
will multiply thee exceedingly.
Genesis 17:1-2
One thing God desires from all His children is
perfection. To be perfect means a state of being in complete conformity to
God’s word. It denotes a state of being faultless, blameless or spotless and a
state of being excellent (Daniel 6:3). Some people argue against perfection;
they say all men are sinners and would therefore sin daily. This is not
scriptural. God’s standard for everyone who is born-again is perfection. His
standard for holiness and perfection remains the same. It was not higher under
the Abrahamic covenant than it is under the new covenant. If God could help
Abraham to be perfect, could He not also help believers in Christ today to be
the same? Are you a believer in Christ? Then ask for the grace to be perfect.
Holiness is the nature of God according to 1 Peter 1:15-16. Holiness is His
heartbeat, and His desire is that we should be like Him in holiness. There are
many lessons to lean from the Bible reading for today on how to be perfect. The
first step to perfection is willingness and obedience. You must be willing and
obedient to the word of God (Isaiah 1:19). That others are not living holy does
not mean that a state of perfection is unattainable. Secondly, you must walk
before God (Genesis 17:1). Be in the place where God can direct you. Be mindful
to study his word and obey it (Joshua 1:8). In addition, you must fellowship
with Him and abide in His presence always (Psalm 91:1-2).
Genuine repentance is an indispensable condition for
perfection. Whoever wants to be perfect must first and foremost repent from sin
and be saved (John 3:17). He or she must also live a holy life by abstaining
from all appearance of evil (1 Thessalonians 5:22). As you go into the day, you
should seek for perfection in your walk with God and decide to obey God’s word
absolutely. What God requires of you on a daily basis is perfect and complete
in all His will.
Action Point
Decide to obey the word of
God today.
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