Blemishless Life

Leviticus  4:23  Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish:  

Praise the Lord!!

Today we will meditate upon Blemishless Life.

Is such a life even possible? Spotless, untainted, without any blemish.

Lord says "Be Holy as I am Holy". Isaiah said " Isaiah  6:5  Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts."

In this world we compromise and say it is ok. God is aware of my situation. He will forgive my trespass. Yes, God is a forgiving God, But He has commanded us to be Holy as He is Holy.

In old testament children of Israel recognised this issue and would offer an offering without blemish for every trespass.

Let's understand what is meant by blemish.

Blemish means:

a small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something.

Anything which will spoil the quality of the product which the owner has created is a blemish.

Now let's consider our life and look into the Bible the ways in which we contaminate our life which was originally created perfect by our Lord.

Galatians shows that blemish which can bring spot to our life and hinder the spiritual life.

Galatians  5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 

Galatians 5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 

Galatians 5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

How can we lead a blemishless life?

We have a saviour Jesus who is blemishless and able to present us spotless before the Father, the King.

Ephesians  5:27  That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

Paul also lamented when he realised that it is such a difficult task to save ourselves from being blemishless

Romans  7:24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? 

Romans 7:25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

Notice when we are in Christ we are dead to sin. Sin cannot overpower us. We have a victory over the sin as our life is hid in Christ.

Colossians  3:3  For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.  

Colossians  3:4  When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

So you may say I follow all that is given the Galatians.

When we surrender to the Holy Spirit he will work in us and protect us from every blemish which will tarnish the image of God.

1. He will refrain your tongue from speaking evil against anybody. (1 Peter 3:10).

2. He will guide you to come out of lust of flesh, lust of eyes and pride of life ( 1 John 2:16)

3. He will protect your heart from hating your brother. (1 John 3:15)

Friends, we can lead a blemishless life only through Holy Spirit. He is the Spirit of Christ who knows the heart of God. By your efforts you can never be saved.

Titus  3:5  Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

Today when you receive this word don't harden your heart. If you have not received the Lord as your saviour. Say this simple prayer and a life pleasing to God.

Sinner Prayer

Lord Jesus, for too long I’ve kept you out of my life. I know that I am a sinner and that I cannot save myself. No longer will I close the door when I hear you knocking. By faith I gratefully receive your gift of salvation. I am ready to trust you as my Lord and Savior. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for coming to earth. I believe you are the Son of God who died on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead on the third day. Thank you for bearing my sins and giving me the gift of eternal life. I believe your words are true. Come into my heart, Lord Jesus, and be my Savior. Amen.

God bless