Bible Verse of the Day Saturday July 11th 2020

Hebrews 12:23 to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

The firstborn here in this verse could represent the rights of the inheritance of all that believe in Christ Jesus. As born again, believers in Christ Jesus, our names have been written down in the Lamb's Book of Life. There are two characteristics of perfection that all Christians need. First, we require the perfection of justification. That occurred on the Cross of Calvary when Jesus paid our sin debt in full. Secondly, we need the perfection of satisfaction. This (satisfaction) spiritual growth occurs on a day-by-day basis, as we surrender ourselves as servants to God and others. 

 One day all that believe in Christ Jesus shall be presented to God as perfect through Christ Jesus. Until that day, we are imperfectly flawed human beings, suffering temptation to return to our old selves, to our former carnal lives. The glorious day that we step across the Jordon, our satisfaction will be complete. We will know perfection, but we cannot claim any perfection in and of ourselves until then. Saved believers are referred to as spirits in this verse of scripture because we have not yet received our resurrected bodies. 

The work of Christ Jesus on the Cross of Calvary on our behalf does not eliminate God as our judge. It satisfies the judgment of God on all humankind. God acclimatized the salvation of all humanity upon Christ Jesus. God sent His son to this world to be our intermediary, live a perfect life following the complete law, and sacrificed Himself on the Cross of Calvary to atone for the sins of the world.  The foundation of salvation comes through the righteousness of Christ Jesus. Too many attempts to come to God without going through Christ Jesus. The truth is that if one attempts to come to God any other way except through Christ Jesus, they will perish. However, coming to God through Christ, Jesus will allow us to see the day of pure perfection.

All born again saved believers have received the gift of the Holy Spirit's indwelling to lead, guide, and direct us on our paths of satisfaction. We should never allow the hope of perfection to make us comfortable in our imperfection. Following this rocky path would indicate that our hope is not genuine, because our faith in Christ, Jesus is cleansing us on a day to day basis. God's love, mercy, and grace must be alive in our earthly beings to see the glorious day of perfection.

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