There is an online trivia game that has recently taken the sports world by storm. This phenomenon began with a baseball version, but has quickly evolved into a football and basketball version too. The game is called “Immaculate Grid.” There are nine squares that make up the game and one is only allowed nine guesses. Squares are filled with a player that plays or has played for a specific set of teams. Players can also be guessed based on a specific statistic they have achieved or award they won. You might have already guessed that this game is very challenging. When we strive for that flawless game; perfection with no mistakes, it is impossible to achieve.
The apostle Paul knew that living completely sinless lives has never been and will never be realistic as Christians. In his letter to the church at Rome, he wrote “all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23).” Just a few chapters later, he writes that we should “live in the world, but not of the world (Romans 12:2).”
There are people today who make themselves miserable because are afraid of making a mistake and then having to ask for God’s forgiveness. They read about Jesus and think that they have to be perfect; flawless; and without any sin. Friends, this is not the case. Jesus is our savior. His power works for us as sinful beings. If we were perfect, without sin, what He did for us would not matter.
My best friend and I love playing “Immaculate Grid.” But if we sat there trying desperately to be perfect without ever making an error each time, we would never do anything else. Likewise, if we lived our life striving for perfection; never committing a single sin, then we would never accomplish a thing. We would never make mistakes and have the opportunity to learn from them. Mistakes make us better people when they bring us closer to God. His perfection completes us (2 Timothy 3:16-17) by bringing us into a divine covenant with Him (Ephesians 1:7; Titus 2:14).
In Him,
Carver
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