All tagged perfection

A Spiritual Boot Camp and the Revelation of Perfection in Us

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Perfection

Jesus is without sin, and perfect, but is there any hope for us to be perfect as He is? Is perfection something that we are even capable of? The glorious surprise of our faith is that we are not simply being transformed into righteous people seeking to behave as God does, but ultimately into perfect extensions of God Himself, as Jesus is. It is God’s desire to flow forth from us, His resurrected children, but do we aspire to this, the lofty will of God, or stop ourselves short of being eternally perfected and transformed by our Heavenly Father?

Are we failing to be perfected?

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Perfection

Scripture teaches us over and over again that we are to be like Jesus, and our Heavenly Father. We were created in the image of God, and then we are instructed to love as God loves, pray as Jesus prays, and among many other examples, we are instructed to forgive as they forgive. These things lead us towards becoming perfect as God is perfect… which is what we have been instructed to be. Yet, given our damaged human nature doesn’t the thought of failing to be perfect frighten us?

Being perfected, perfect, and becoming Jesus

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Perfect in Jesus

It is our great desire to pick up our cross and follow Jesus, but to what end are we following Him? Should our goal be to reach Heaven, to obtain eternal life, or to be taught how to live a better life? No, although these are all excellent and expected goals, and we are meant to reach them, the answer is no, our ultimate aspiration should be to become Christ, to join with all the other parts that are His body, His being, and to become who He is. Do we feel like we are advancing towards that ultimate moment when we will see our reflection, and it will be indistinguishable from our Lord Jesus Christ? Will we have been made perfect… perfect in love, perfect in obedience, and perfect in every way as He is?