Perfect!

So now we have a high priest who perfectly fits our needs: completely holy, uncompromised by sin, with authority extending as high as God's presence in heaven itself.(Hebrews 7:26 MSG) Nobody's perfect. Teachers aren't perfect, mom's aren't, dads aren't, policemen aren't, grandparents aren't and pastors aren't either. We are all sinners and make mistakes. Some people think they're prefect. It is so hard for people to think of themselves as less than perfect. Oh, it's easy to point out someone else's faults with the "plank" firmly in front of our own eyes. It's ok, to not be perfect. God doesn't expect us to be. I love it when a pastor admits his own faults, his weaknesses, and even his sins. It makes them seem so real. As a teacher, it's important for me to also face up to my mistakes, especially to my students. It's also important for us to give our students permission to make mistakes. They are learning, for goodness sakes, they are going to make mistakes along the way. We reward perfection with A+'s. We give them special recognition and place them on pedestals. What about the kid that gets a C+? Frankly, I prefer a kid who knows how to fail, than one who doesn't. Life is going to be full of failures. Everyone needs to kow how to cope and rise above failure. Jesus was perfect. The only way he experienced failure was when he took on our sin at the cross. He made himself out to be a sinner, when he wasn't. He died for us so that in our faults and sinfulness, we could live like we were perfect. We can experience his perfection when we accept his sacrifice. Praise God for his perfection and his acceptance of me, an imperfect sinner.