Imperfection Serves Perfection

We’re all stuck in the stagnant waters of Christian clichés and excuses of why we can’t do anything to fix the world around us. We’ve lost sight of who we are and what we’re living for.

We live in a world ruled by sin, but we live in a time where sin no longer has its grip on us. I hate phrases like, “We’re sinners, that’s all we’ll ever be” because they are not true. Yes, we are imperfect people, but what about sanctification? What about the fact that Jesus died on the cross so we no longer had to be slaves to sin, but to grace? Just because we’ll never be perfect doesn’t mean we shouldn’t ever try.

I think God wants us to constantly be pursuing Him and who we could be in Him. I think we’ve said that too many times for it to mean anything anymore. I think that’s why Christians are so complacent in their walks with God, because they become content with what shouldn’t be.

We shouldn’t be okay with the fact that we are imperfect people serving a perfect God. We should see it as truth, because in this world we will never be perfect, but we should never ever ever be content. We should strive every day to give Jesus all we've got, because He deserves it and it's the least we could do. Jesus suffered as we do, felt pain like we do, and then took on all of our sins on the cross for us. For the first time ever, God forsook His Son because He just couldn’t look at the weight of the sin He was bearing.

God doesn't desire for us a life of excuses. He didn't do all He did on earth for us to do that. He wants us to live in total trust of who He is. He wants us to forget about our sin, not for us to hold onto it and let it control who we are. He wants every day on this earth to be a step closer to perfection. We can't do that if we keep using the fact that we're sinners as an excuse. It's truth, but there's a difference between the truth and an excuse. 

So because of His perfection, because of His humility, because of His grace and willingness to bear our sins so we could live a life free of them, don’t you think we should give Him a little bit more than what we have been giving Him?