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“THINKABOUTIT” THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Thursday; August 21, 2008

          Most of the time, the Bible makes pretty good sense.  Okay, now that I have established that I have a firm grasp of the obvious, let me make my point.  While, typically, the Bible is easily understood, every-once-in-a-while, it throws us a curve.  For example, what do you think Jesus meant when He said, “… you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48)?  We all know we aren’t going to be sinless, so what is Jesus trying to do by setting an unattainable standard?

          For years, I have been able to justify this passage in my mind; but, the other day I came across an observation by John Maxwell that put a different spin on it.  In his book, Developing The Leaders Around You, he wrote, “When excellence is the standard, the best will hit the mark, and the others will at least hit the board.”  When it comes to spiritual living, there won’t be any of us who will be perfect; but, if that is the standard for which we strive, we are bound to be better people than if we merely tried to get by.

          What’s our goal in life?  How does that compare to what Jesus had in mind for us?

          Think about it!  For the Madison Avenue Church of Christ; this is Charlie Wharton.

 

 

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