Blameless: November 11, 2010

Today's Word for Thursday November 11, 2010

BLAMELESS

DEFINITION

Without error or fault; innocent; without guilt.

SCRIPTURE

"He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous."
Psalm 15:2

"Who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ." I Corinthians 1:8

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Believers in Jesus need to work daily on the goal of being blameless before our Lord when we meet Him in eternity. What do we need to do to be blameless before our Lord in the evil world we live in today? David wrote in Psalms 15:2 that we must do what is righteous. It becomes a daily challenge for us to live a Christ-like life through each and every situation that we face always doing what is right.

Moses was talking to the children of Israel (Deuteronomy 18: 9-13) telling them when they entered the Promise Land, which the Lord has given them, they were not to live lives like their neighbors. The neighbors they would be living among were pagans and the Israelites would face many temptations to join in their evil ways. Moses challenged the Children of Israel to be blameless before the Lord their God.

Today we as Christians also live in a wicked godless society. God expects us to be blameless before the Lord also. We all need to take a look back on our last 48 hours. Have we lived a life that could be considered blameless by God? Where have we missed it or broken down. Was it an action, a word or a deed?

The apostle Paul was praying for the people in the Church at Thessalonica (I Thessalonians 3:13) when he prayed, "So that He (Jesus) may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints." Again God wants us to be blameless when He returns to this earth. He made it possible for us to be blameless through His death on the cross to cleanse us from all our sins.

Peter tells us in II Peter 2:14, referring to the coming again of Christ that we should be steadfast and strong in our commitment and beliefs. And we are to "look forward and be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless."

This is our prayer for you today that you will be strong in the Lord, steadfast in what you believe and be blameless waiting for the soon coming of Jesus. And let us assure you, He is coming soon!

LEARNING

Our memory verse for this week is found in Psalm 118:24.

This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.

PRAYER

Help me and my family today to be like Job of old when You said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on this earth, a blameless and upright man who fears God and shuns evil." May I work toward this goal in my life today.