On Being Perfect

[202 words] Matthew 5:48 states, “Be ye therefore perfect even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” Can a human being with all their failing, inconsistencies, and sin ever be perfect? The answer is no! What then does this statement mean? I believe that Jesus is presenting us with a message on how we should live; it is a goal to which we should aspire. It is the struggle to win the race (1 Corinthians 9:24). It is preparation to engage in the fight (1 Corinthians 9:26). Paul states in Philippians that he presses on to the high mark of God in Christ Jesus. He also states that he has not yet obtained the goal (Philippians 3:11-14). The French foreign legion had a motto, “march or die.” When children of God quit they die. It is a matter of continuing to place one foot in front of the…