Bible
Study: Deuteronomy 26, 16 to 19. Matthew 5, 43 to 48).
God does
not desire that we should simply be mediocre Christians. He does not like it
when we just try to be good or average Christians. God desires perfection. He wants
us to strive every day to be the best we can ever be.
And he wouldn’t
demand perfection from us if he know we are incapable of it. God demands perfection
from us because his own DNA is in us. He knows we can because we are made in
his image and likeness.
And what
does it mean to be perfect? It is being able to love your enemies with the same
degree of love and care as you would love your best friends. It is allowing
your rain, that is, your goodness to fall on both the good and the bad alike. It
is greeting everybody as well as those who would not respond when you do.
To be
perfect is, as Moses tells us in the first reading, keeping the commandments of
God with all our heart, all our mind, all our soul. Yes, we can! We cheat
ourselves when we give excuses for not meeting up the mark.
Just as we
only use a tiny fraction of our brain functions, we also happen to be using only
a tiny percent of our spiritual power. Tell yourself: “I can do better. I can
keep the Commandments. I am human but I am also Divine. I can be perfect
because I was made by a perfect God.”
Let us
Pray:
Lord
Jesus, help me to grow daily in spirit and walk in your light. Amen.
God bless you. Good morning. Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is
well with you. Happy weekend.
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