Matthew 5:48 (ESV)
You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is
perfect.
When a Michigan man entered the hospital for tests one
day, he never would have guessed what the doctors would find. A routine chest
x-ray revealed that the man’s heart was on the wrong side of his chest! Because
of a rare reversed-organ condition, his heart was in the wrong place. This is a
strange story indeed, although I think some of us suffer from this condition in
a spiritual way.
Do you ever find yourself thinking you’re in a good place
with the Lord? I haven’t done this sin or that sin in a long time. I’m doing
much better in this area of my life than so and so is. I am in leadership in my
church or ministry and I think I'm a better Christian than the people I lead.
You know what I’m talking about? We get to thinking we’re in a good place -- a
safe place -- home free.
This safe place is a dangerous place! The reality is that
Satan wants us to be content in where we are. He wants us to compare ourselves
to others and feel we've arrived! But we haven't! God wants us to continually
strive to be more like Him! It is only when we come to a place of humility and
dependence upon the Lord that we can have a heart that's truly in the right
place.
We need to daily examine ourselves to see if our hearts
are where they need to be. Are we depending on God in every way? Are we
constantly acknowledging that all we have and are is by His hand of mercy and
grace? Let's stop comparing ourselves to others and our pasts and strive for
God’s perfection today!
Dear Lord, help us to always strive to meet Your
perfection and not always find ourselves comparing our self to others. In the
Name of Jesus, Amen.
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