How many of us can look back at our life and see a perfect score for the things which really matter? I'm talking about being truthful, never telling a lie, never promising to do something which we didn't do, doing something and saying we didn't, being considerate all the time, being generous, being kind and thoughtful to people we didn't really like, never swearing or gossiping, not being selfish or envious, not stealing, never getting angry or wanting to "get even"............
I can be pretty certain.......all of us have not measured up to the perfect or the ideal. We have "skeletons" in our closet which, if revealed would be embarrassing or cause some people to shun us or stop associating with is. We are imperfect human beings and there is no one who can "cast a stone" at us without deserving one stone, or many to be cast at them. A prime example of this is the well known confrontation between Jesus and the men who brought before Him a woman caught in the act of adultery.
Our world has always had accusers, finger pointers, muckrakers, slanderers, publicity seekers, ambulance chasers, defamers, and ne'er-do-wells, and to be totally honest, all we need to see one or all of these people.......is to look in the mirror. Under the scrutiny of the microscope of honesty we all fail the test. Get real everyone........we all have a long way to go to be who God created us to be. But..........we can make an effort to do so, if we start.....right now.....to do our utmost to turn the page and resolve to be a better person and encourage others to try to do the same. We need to be accountable, be intentional, be honest and be obedient to our Lord and Savior.......and maybe, we can truly make ourself all God created us to be: and our world, all He wanted it to be when we return to Him and what He initiated in Genesis 1:1. I'm willing to give it a try.......how about you?
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