"For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God." Hebrews 7:19
Look at what God teaches us here; the hope that brings perfection also draws us nigh to Him. The more that we realize that we are perfect, fully equipped, mature, or whatever other term we may use, the more we will draw nigh to God. My kids and I are close, but when they were infants, babies, the relationship was one sided, Beth and I served them, they loved us and we loved them, but as they have grown we have even become closer. They know me, and I know them. I am still their dad, yet we are also friends, and as each day goes by, we become closer and closer. The same is true with God, as we grow, we grow nigh, it’s not that we become perfect, no, we are already there by Christ, we can’t help it, our Father birthed us into perfection on the day of our salvation. But do grow to understand our perfection. Now just as with Kennedy and Lauren this understanding is not one sided, totally dependent upon them, Beth and I have raised them, taught them, showed them, directed them, and the same is true with God. The only way that we can understand our perfection in Christ is by God being intimately involved in the learning process! Our Father will never leave us or forsake us and He has allowed us to become one with the Holy Spirit to teach us all things!
The wisdom of man states that our perfection comes to us by our works, our actions. If we mess up than obviously we are not perfect, but if we don’t mess up than we are perfect. Praise God we don’t have to deal in the wisdom of man, we are allowed to deal in God’s wisdom and God say’s we are perfect by Jesus and only by Him. This is foolishness to most, but not to those who have accepted it. There is no work we could ever do that would make us perfect, yet we have received a freedom that passes all understanding, we are perfect just because the One Who created it all gave it to us. The price wasn’t free, Jesus paid dearly, yet for you and I who are saved, it is just freely obtained. Through the power of Christ we just accept it. A Stumbling Stone to everyone except those who have looked to the Light and who have stepped out of darkness.
Look at what God teaches us here; the hope that brings perfection also draws us nigh to Him. The more that we realize that we are perfect, fully equipped, mature, or whatever other term we may use, the more we will draw nigh to God. My kids and I are close, but when they were infants, babies, the relationship was one sided, Beth and I served them, they loved us and we loved them, but as they have grown we have even become closer. They know me, and I know them. I am still their dad, yet we are also friends, and as each day goes by, we become closer and closer. The same is true with God, as we grow, we grow nigh, it’s not that we become perfect, no, we are already there by Christ, we can’t help it, our Father birthed us into perfection on the day of our salvation. But do grow to understand our perfection. Now just as with Kennedy and Lauren this understanding is not one sided, totally dependent upon them, Beth and I have raised them, taught them, showed them, directed them, and the same is true with God. The only way that we can understand our perfection in Christ is by God being intimately involved in the learning process! Our Father will never leave us or forsake us and He has allowed us to become one with the Holy Spirit to teach us all things!
The wisdom of man states that our perfection comes to us by our works, our actions. If we mess up than obviously we are not perfect, but if we don’t mess up than we are perfect. Praise God we don’t have to deal in the wisdom of man, we are allowed to deal in God’s wisdom and God say’s we are perfect by Jesus and only by Him. This is foolishness to most, but not to those who have accepted it. There is no work we could ever do that would make us perfect, yet we have received a freedom that passes all understanding, we are perfect just because the One Who created it all gave it to us. The price wasn’t free, Jesus paid dearly, yet for you and I who are saved, it is just freely obtained. Through the power of Christ we just accept it. A Stumbling Stone to everyone except those who have looked to the Light and who have stepped out of darkness.
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