Psalm 101:2 - Blameless

I will be careful to lead a blameless life—
     when will you come to me?
I will conduct the affairs of my house
     with a blameless heart.

Those who claim to be Christians are working toward this goal: we want to be blameless. We want to lead a blameless life and have a blameless heart. Perfection is a goal we won't achieve until we are with God in heaven, we are all sinners, but hopefully every day we are making progress in our obedience to God.

Lord, thank you for your promise of being with you in heaven. Until that time, please help me to live a blameless life. Amen.

Philippians 3:20-21 - The pursuit of perfection

But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.

Ultimately, we know that we will sin. While our goal is perfection, this physical body limits that perfection. Without sin we would not need God. Without God there is only death, but with God and his Spirit living inside us and salvation through his Son, there is life. This passage offers even greater hope: one day we will no longer live in these physical bodies, but will be at home with the Lord. We will be completely free of our physical, sinful selves.

Lord, thank you for the hope of heaven we have in you. Please help us to constantly seek your perfection while here on earth. Amen.

Romans 6:22 - Leads to holiness

But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.

I don't have to sin. I have been set free from sin. This doesn't mean I am perfect, but I am on the path to holiness and righteousness. This verse doesn't say it leads to perfection, Yea grace!!

Lord, thank you for leading us to holiness, Please help us to stay on your path. Amen.