His Love is Perfect -- the Only Perfection that You Need

The human desire for perfection should not be dismissed.

We are disappointed, and rightly so, with this fallen world.

We are convinced from within that people should treat us nicely, that the world should "play fair", at least as far was we conceive "fair".

The frustration of seeking perfection in the world does not stop us from continuing to look.

We imagine the perfect life, the perfect mate, the perfect job, the perfect kids.

"Everything will be just perfect when X happens", we contemplate. Either we achieve the goals which we have set for ourselves, and we find ourselves incomplete; or we do not realize the goals which we have established for ourselves, and we find ourselves depleted.

The perfect that we seek cannot be sought.

The perfection that we seek must be received.

Jesus is this perfection:

"For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell." (Colossians 1: 19)

He lived the perfect life:

"For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin." (Hebrews 4: 15)

 He became sin, the point of imperfection, that we may receive His perfect standing:

"For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. " (2 Corinthians 5: 21)

In Christ, every person finds the perfection that they seek:

"And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power" (Colossians 2: 10),.

This perfection, this righteousness, is ministered to us from within by the Holy Spirit:

"And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

"Of sin, because they believe not on me;

"Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;" (John 16: 8-10)

We are called to believe on Him (John 6: 29), and to receive from Him the gifts of righteousness and grace:

"For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive [are receiving] abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ." (Romans 5: 17)

The problem for the Body of Christ is that we need to keep receiving these two gifts, righteousness and grace. Because we live in fallen bodies, we are easily prone to drift back into condemnation. From our spirit we receive the conviction of the Holy Spirit. We live in a fallen world where we can never quite measure up through our own efforts. Let us have His grace, His unmerited favor in our lives, and He will transform our deserts into pools of living water.

His love is perfect, the only perfection that we need, a perfection so great that He takes our imperfections and makes them better:

"And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

"Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong." (2 Corinthians 12: 9-10)