TODAY’S WORD FOR MONDAY AUGUST 1, 2016.
BLAMELESS
Innocent; without fault; not guilty.
He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous. Psalm 15:2.
Who (Jesus Christ) will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. I Corinthians 1:8
The Bible is very clear when it tells us that we are all sinners so we are anything but blameless. The Psalmist tells us in Psalm 18:30, “As for God, His way is blameless.” To be blameless is to be perfect. Only Jesus and God are perfect. Yes, we are all born sinners. Christ paid the penalty for our sins, and we need to repent of our sins and accept Jesus as our Savior. When we accept Jesus we are made blameless because we enter into an eternal union with the eternally perfect Son of God.
Paul tells us in Ephesians 1:4, “Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him.”
One of the most difficult things that a person, including one who believes in Jesus, has to learn is to live a blameless life. Our parents taught us, not only by their words but probably more so by their actions, to live a blameless life. We realize that only our Lord is blameless but the scripture is very clear that God expects us to work constantly on living a blameless life.
The Psalmist exhorts us to walk blameless and do what is righteous. This means that we must turn from our old sinful ways and do what is right by God’s standards. We are to honor God in all we say and do.
As parents, we knew it was our God-given responsibility to teach our children what it meant to live a blameless life. We taught them to obey God’s Word, to always tell the truth, to be kind to people, to be consistent in their walk and talk and at all times be helpful to someone in need. When a person lives this way they will be respected as they work toward living a blameless and righteous life.
What do we need to do to be blameless before our Lord in the evil world we live in today? David specifically wrote in Psalms 15:2 that we must do what is righteous. It will always be a challenge for us to live a Christ-like life and do what is right in each and every situation. Paul assures us that even though we fail, Jesus has confirmed us blameless for all eternity.
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 were pagans and idol worshippers and the Israelites would face many temptations to join in their evil ways. The evil ways of the pagan Canaanites were based on the occult. Satan is the origin and the promoter of the occult. Moses told the children of Israel that they must not get involved with these evil practices because they were detestable to the Lord. God would hold them accountable for their actions. Moses continually instructed the children of Israel to be blameless before the Lord their God, but they were hard headed and would not listen. They intermarried with the Canaanites in disobedience to God and took up their evil practices of idol worship and it led to their destruction.
Today we as Christians also live in a wicked godless society. Parents must be aware that occult practices are very prevalent in our world today. Parents must be alert to what is and who is influencing their children. The occult is intriguing but it is also very dangerous. Remember Satan is behind the occult and it will lead to destruction.
God did not want the children of Israel to follow the evil ways of their world and God does not want us to follow the evil ways of our world. He expects us to guard our daily activities against the evil in this world we live in.
Peter tells us in II Peter 3:14, 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.”
Before getting involved with something questionable we should consider how we would feel if we were to come face to face with Jesus at that moment. Would you feel guilty or 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!
Our memory verse for this week is found in Isaiah 25:4.
For You have been strength to the poor, strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat; for the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
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.” Keep Your guiding hand on me as I work toward this goal in my life today.
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