Sinless Perfection Revisited

"Meditation becomes contemplation and contemplation becomes humiliation, which leads to annihilation of sin" -  Father M. Raymond

We live most of our life very comfortably with sin.  Either we see ourselves as simply sinners or we rationalize that since everyone is a sinner, sin is just a part of our every day experiences.  But every sin is a betrayal of love and our Beloved.  God desires we live our lives straight with Him and without sin.  We tend to think that everyone is bent by sin so we expect to sin and see others sin.  God is holy and perfect and we are to be holy and perfect as God's children.  The only way we can do this is by the power of God's Spirit within us. 

I was taught that Christian perfection is either impossible or simply high idealism.  We were told to strive for some kind of perfection but we could never live perfectly in this scorched world of sin.  But if I can live five minutes without sinning, then how about five hours?  If I can make it by God's grace, love, and power for five hours, how about five week or even five years or how about fifty years? Surely this can only be accomplished by the indwelling Spirit of God that leads us to abandon our self will and flesh and where we breathe and walk every day by the Spirit of the Living God. 

This does not mean one does not stay in a place of humility or repentance because God's grace is fresh every day.  And if someone thinks more highly of oneself than they should, then surely this is just another deception from the enemy.  But God does not expect less from us than he did from His own Son.  We may be on a slower growth pattern but the pattern is still perfection for God.  So again, I say rejoice, be content no matter what the circumstances are.  Surrender yourself and everything to God and leave all in His good hands.  Walk in the grace and peace of Christ and be free to follow God wherever He leads You.  Whatever life throws at you good or bad, take then all as the hand of God and let God's Spirit give you immeasurable joy for the whole day.