Lesson 63
Meet Jesus : Perfect

Matthew 5: 48: Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Now this is stiff to face. A perfect Jesus is here asking us to be perfect. How in this world can we accomplish such a challenge. Jesus and the Father are one. The Father is perfect. Jesus is perfect. The conversation exactly before this relates to relationships. Even working at been even-keeled and just and equitable in all our dealings with others in love and graciousness is tougher on perfection than we can match. But, thanks be unto God, He did it for us. Jesus was perfect for us to follow.

ACT!
Start now. Remove an imperfection, an attitude, a glitch in your treatment of someone today. Don't worry about everything. Do work on one thing.

PRAY!
Whew! Father, You sure want a lot out of me. But, Father, You gave a lot. You gave Your only begotten Son, Jesus. Jesus gave His life's blood for me to be perfect with You. Encourage me, Father, to stand tall today to the task and declare, "I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me fully and completely and perfectly."

copyright 2001, Rev. Philip A.Larson

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