Have We Made “Perfect in God” a Battery…Both Positive & Negative?
Let’s talk about how we truly see being perfected in God. We applaud Athletes for excelling; we celebrate Business Owners for meeting their goals; yet when it comes to God making someone’s life over and them walking circumspectly, it is not always met with the same excitement. What is perfection in God? Let’s feast on His Word. Hebrews 13:20-21 (Amplified) “Now may the God of peace [the source of serenity and spiritual well-being] who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood that sealed and ratified the eternal covenant, equip you with every good thing to carry out His will and strengthen you [making you complete and perfect as you ought to be], accomplishing in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.”
Saints, we keep missing our SHOUT! The One who cannot fail! The One who has never lost a Battle! The One who is able to keep us from falling- will “make you complete and perfect as you ought to be!” Perfection in God is a maturity that is actually His Gift to those whom surrender. It is the ability to operate beyond our capabilities to “be nice and do nice things.” It is a heart transformation that heavily implants pure motives and intentions. It is the ability not to hurt because you have been hurt. We saw it in Joseph’s life when his brothers came to him, in their time of need. Joseph had become so perfected in God, that it didn’t even awaken the thought of being left for dead; rather, it allowed Joseph to go down memory lane for what God did in his heart! Go ahead and get your praise on…I’ll wait!
Another passage of scripture caught my attention, James 1:2-4 (Amplified), “Consider it nothing but joy, my [a]brothers and sisters, whenever you fall into various trials. Be assured that the testing of your faith [through experience] produces endurance [leading to spiritual maturity, and inner peace]. And let endurance have its perfect result and do a thorough work, so that you may be perfect and completely developed [in your faith], lacking in nothing.” We do not typically want to throw a party for trials in the natural, but in the Spiritual when you see all the weapons that have been formed, and through being perfected in God, how many did not prosper, it gives us a new perspective! God’s perfecting comes with an immeasurable positive ending that only He can give us, even in pain, betrayal, and pruning.
It is paramount that we never connect being perfected as something negative. You see someone going hard in the paint, instead of looking to find fault in them…Encourage them! Sit with them and find out what God has done in their hearts for them to operate in such maturity. You see, we do not have to wait for the Super Bowl or NBA Finals, things that happen one time a year to have the Celebration of all Celebrations! Everyday, Believers in Christ are suiting up in the whole Armor of God and dying to their flesh, so that He may live within.
Perfection in God will keep us on the narrow road and en route to see Him face to face! There’s absolutely nothing negative about that! Refrain from shrinking in testifying on what God has delivered you from and how He is perfecting your life! Insert your final shout as we celebrate the eternal positive of a surrendered and perfected life!
Divine Work & Pray:
Work: Jot down in your journal your thoughts when you first hear one being perfected in Christ. Have you ever had issues with someone being able to walk in freedom for an area that had you bound? If so, how did you reconcile those thoughts?
Pray: Father God, May You continue to show your handiwork in my life. May You get Glory to such a degree that what was used to derail me will be the stepping stones that perfects me in You. There is no failure in You. Stand over your Word concerning my life that others will see that you are able to Save, Set Free, and Deliver. May I forever see the surrendered life of my brothers and sisters as an amazing positive, and may I be strengthened by their Yes to You and Transformation! In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
