You
are true to your word; faithful from the beginning to the end of all time. Just
as you created the earth, and it remains through time. (Psalm 119:90)
Do you realize that your best efforts are
certain to fall short of perfect? Part of the human condition is inconsistency.
Inconsistent behavior makes it a certainty that men and women cannot be and do
everything they wish to do perfectly. So, how do you be that person who has the
integrity to consistently be and do what you should – faithfully; every time?
The psalmist repeatedly observed evidence of
God’s consistent faithfulness, both in relationship to him personally, and in
the world at large. But, as life’s experience proves, he surely found that it
was impossible to emulate that character. Jesus revealed the problem (John
15:4-5). Paul explained God’s answer for that problem, as he said, “Although I
can’t do the right things I wish to do on my own (Romans 7:19-24), Jesus lives
in me (Galatians 2:20), and that life that Jesus lives in and through me gives
me the ability to accomplish God’s purposes (Colossians 1:27).”
Don’t do your best. Don’t settle for that.
Hold out (wait) for Jesus to live in and through your life as your hope for
consistency and faithfulness to God’s will.
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