He Is Perfect

COMMENTS

It seems that, lately, God has been impressing upon me different aspects of who He is, different character traits.  This morning, I was particularly aware of how perfect He is.

NOTES

Did you ever watch the movie, Mary Poppins?  Mary was described as being “practically perfect in every way”.  Well, our God isn’t “practically” perfect or “almost” perfect.  He is absolutely perfect!  He is perfect love, perfect peace, perfect wisdom, perfect knowledge.  Everything He does is perfect.  Everything He thinks is perfect.  Everything He says is perfect.  He NEVER makes a mistake!  He never has to apologize.  He never has to try to figure out how to fix a mess He’s made.

Can you imagine?  Being perfect.  Without fault.  I’m what people call a perfectionist.  I expect everything I do to be done perfectly.  Now, you and I both know that’s impossible; but that doesn’t change my expectations or keep me from trying.  Somewhere inside me is the belief that I should be.

That can sound noble because most of us believe that we should do everything to the best of our ability.  However, to expect myself—or more unfairly, anyone else—to be perfect is unrealistic and, I would suggest, a form of idolatry.  I say this because I know my own heart.  Frequently, my motive is not so much to please my Lord and bring honor to Him as it is to please myself—or more honestly, to please and impress other people.  

I’m not sure exactly what to do with all of this.  All I know is that my God is Perfect.  I don’t want to be a perfectionist.  I want to be my Father’s daughter.  I don’t want to focus so much on being and doing everything perfectly.  Rather, I want to focus on the One Who IS Perfect.  I want to honor Him.  Ahhhhh.  That’s it:  I want to reflect HIS perfection.