None Like Him: 5 Attributes of GodSample

God Is Perfect

God is perfect. He is completely whole, right, and just, always. It’s hard to wrap our minds around the perfection of God. Maybe it’s because perfection is something most of us are continually striving for and always falling short of. As a natural performer and achiever, striving for perfection is like a game to me—a game I’ve been losing my entire life. Whether it’s writing the perfect sentence or recording a flawless video, very rarely am I fully satisfied with my creation. And even when I am satisfied, I am sure my work still isn’t perfect.

If I can’t do normal tasks perfectly, how much greater must my imperfection be before God? The unspeakable thoughts that bounce around in my mind, the way I speak to my sister or the gossip I take part in with my friends—these kinds of things only scratch the surface of my sin. If I serve a perfect God, how can He possibly love someone as imperfect as me?

Yet He loves me. You too. God loves us so much that He paid the price to overcome our sin—the cost of our imperfection.

Jesus, the Son of God, came to earth, lived a perfect, sin-free life, and then paid the price for our imperfection on the cross. His sinlessness makes up for our lack, and because of His love, He covers us with His perfection. Don’t get me wrong. After we accept Jesus’s perfection, we will still sin. You have probably sinned today. I know I have. Maybe you said or did something you wish you could take back. Maybe you replay the events by thinking, If only I...or, If I just could…

God is deeply aware of our shortcomings and our brokenness. He calls us to pursue what is right, but He knows we can’t obtain perfection on our own. It’s not possible. He calls us to accept Jesus’s perfect sacrifice for our sins, to make Him the King of our lives, and to live lives that honor Him. Then, He sends us His Holy Spirit, who is slowly making us more like God’s Son, Jesus.

God lacks flaws. Something about this is such a relief. The God of the universe has got it all together. Phew. Rather than making an idol out of perfection and trying to get it all right, try leaning into the righteousness and perfection of God the Son. He paid the cost so we wouldn’t have to. One day, God will make all His people perfect again. Until then, we don’t have to be afraid that our imperfections will make us guilty before God.

We have a perfect God. He is more righteous and just than we can ever know. He knows our imperfections, and He still chooses us. Our flaws don’t scare Him. Let God’s righteousness wash over you, helping you embrace Jesus’s perfection. Rather than lingering on what you could have done better, thank God that His Son did it best. Rest in Jesus’s perfection.