You Are Holy and Blameless

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Colossians 1:22 …you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.

Various authors have commented that the majority of people attending a Christian church today walk away hearing three distinct messages during a service. These include (1) God is good, (2) you are not, (3) try harder.

God indeed is good! So there’s no need to refute this teaching. But the next two are worthy of much deeper exploration. 

It’s understandable how many may walk away from a church service and hear, You are not good. The reality of sin and brokenness is evident in our lives and throughout our world. However, those who have professed faith in Christ – He has reconciled us back to Himself. We are loved. We are holy. We are blameless. Every Christian must live and practice seeing ourselves as God sees us. Loved. Delighted in. Friends. Children. You are a delight to God. 

Finally, trying harder is the opposite of the Gospel. The Gospel says Jesus paid it all. He paid the price. You no longer need to prove yourself to God. He sees you as if you’ve never sinned.

READING & PRAYERS:

     COLOSSIANS 1:15-23, ROMANS 5:1-2, 2 CORINTHIANS 5:21  (also read the commentary notes in your Study Bible of choice.)

QUESTION: How might your day be different if you lived with the deep belief that you are holy and blameless? That God delights in you? That He sees you as if you’ve never sinned? 

DIGGING DEEPER: Consider somebody in your life who may not see themselves as holy and blameless. How may you reveal the love of God toward them today, helping them more fully see themselves as God sees them. 

Take a Step: Practice listening to God by utilizing the One Minute Pause app at least twice a day.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, when I think of all the ways You see me, I recognize that far too often I don’t see myself the same way. Continue to lead me into a way of life in which I see myself as You see me, and a way of life in which I see others as You see them. In Jesus’ name. Amen. 

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