PERFECT!
“But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God... , because by one sacrifice He has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.” Emphasis mine.
Wake Like a Lion devotion offers people partnership with God to make themselves and the world better. Christians can cooperate with God’s Spirit—who lives inside each believer—to transform us into the likeness of Christ. Together, our mission is to make the world better in any way we can.
News Bulletin: Through Jesus’ sacrifice, God sees believers as perfect already!
Let’s not doubt our perfection in Christ. Let’s believe that God sees us without spot, flaw or blemish—perfect! The same offering of Jesus’ body that has made you holy, has also made you perfect forever in God’s eyes!
It’s a sign of immature self-indulgence to insist that we’re still sinners. Spiritually growing believers “draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience.” (Hebrews 10:22).
Jesus’ death split the temple curtain in two. That means that regular people who have faith in Christ may approach Holy Father the same way that only priests were allowed to before (Luke 23:45). Mature believers rest in Jesus’ finished work.
Faith in Jesus reconciles (reunites) believers to God the Father. You’re seen as perfect, covered in the white robes of His righteousness. Expect good things, because Proverbs 10:6a says that blessings are poured on the head of the righteous.
Take Home Nugget
Do you still disagree with your being perfect?
You see, every one of your sins has been perfectly purged. Eliminated. Removed. Eradicated. Right now, Jesus sits at the Father’s right hand BECAUSE His work on the cross is finished. His sacrifice for forgiveness of your sins is complete. The Father says so. He’s the one that demanded a perfect sacrifice to forgive people’s sins.
He’s satisfied. Why aren’t you?
He sees you as the perfect image of His Son. Why can’t you?
You can have a perfect conscience, one that’s free from guilt. Only the devil condemns you of sin today. The Bible says that the devil lies. Believe that. Call him the “father of lies” (John 8:44) and James 4:7 says that he will flee from you.
“Thank You, Lord Jesus, for Your finished work at the cross. Your perfect work has removed all my sins completely and forever. Holy Spirit, thank You for convicting me of the righteousness of God that I have through faith in Jesus. What a gift! Keep on convicting me, to remind me that when I fail, I am still the righteousness of God in Christ.”
J.D. Griffith
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