2 Corinthians 5:17, 21
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
It is a new year, and we love to see this as a time to start fresh
Start over, do better, be stronger
And what that does is makes us look at and focus on what we have been doing wrong
New Year’s resolutions are about what we have messed up
I think this mindset leads us to forget what we already have
We forget how awesome God is
We forget all that He has done for us
We get too focused on the world around us
The everyday things that take up our time
We get caught up in all of our shortcomings and failures
Yes, we should feel guilty when we sin, when we fall short
But that guilt needs to drive us to Him, asking for forgiveness
Not wallowing in our sorrows
But we also get caught up in our flaws
I’m not good enough, I’m not strong enough
I have this disability, I have this “insert problem” slowing me down
I am a failure
The fact is, we have put on the righteousness of God
As it says in verse 21
We become the righteousness of God in Him
God no longer sees us as we were
We are a new creature
God sees us through the blood of Jesus Christ
He doesn’t see our sin
He sees the Christ’s righteousness
He sees us through the filter of the cross
We are flawless in His eyes, because He looks at us through the blood of Christ
Thank goodness God uses flawed people to do His will
Just think of the apostles
Smelly fishermen
Hated tax collector
And then there was Paul, occupation, Christian killer
It’s the grace, His amazing grace that makes us flawless
Makes us flawless in His eyes
Not perfect
When the Bible uses the word perfect it means complete
We won’t be complete until we are with Him
But flawless
He doesn’t see our sins
He doesn’t see our disabilities
He doesn’t see our weaknesses
He doesn’t see us as others see us either
He made you flawless
This song by Mercy Me, Flawless starts out covered in filth and muck
Starts out with how we see ourselves and how we see others
But finishes with how God sees us
