Recently I was preparing for a Sunday school lesson on Zacharias and Elizabeth. The biblical record is found in Luke 1:6, “And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.” What outstanding attributes to be recorded in the greatest BOOK ever written! It sounded like they did everything perfectly. No, for I know of only ONE perfect Man that walked perfectly on this earth, and that was Jesus. So how did they behave, conduct themselves and live daily in this sinful world “blamelessly” before God?
First I had to look up the word blameless: “In light of the positional reality, the believer is called to live in such a way as to attain the quality of blamelessness. In these cases, it is evident that blamelessness refers to public respectability as an outgrowth of private moral character. Christians must ‘make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him’ (2 Peter 3:14). By growing in discernment and avoiding a critical spirit, believers can become ‘pure and blameless’ in an age marked by wickedness.”[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][1] Philippians 1:10 says, “That you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ.” Philippians 2:15 says, “That you may become blameless and harmless, children of God, without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.”
There is the answer, containing a condition and a promise. The condition: if we make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with God, grow in discernment and avoid a critical spirit, the promise is that we will become blameless and harmless children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation.
Dear Father, in this crooked and perverse generation, let me shine Your Light by developing a spotless, blameless and peaceful character by growing in discernment and avoiding a critical spirit, knowing that I can do all things through You.
Lovingly, your daughter,
Donna
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