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[h=1]Matthew 5:48New International Version (NIV)
48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Philippians 3:13New International Version (NIV)
13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on[FONT=Helvetica Neue, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][/FONT] toward the goal to win the prize[FONT=Helvetica Neue, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][/FONT] for which God has called[FONT=Helvetica Neue, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][/FONT] me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
[FONT=Helvetica Neue, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]In Matthew we are called to be perfect (How is everybody doing on that?) That is quite a tall order flawless and perfect. When your perfect you don't make mistakes and I make alot. [/FONT]
[FONT=Helvetica Neue, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Tonight it finally hit me how spiritual knifemaking can be (Work with me on this). I think these two passages clearly call us to strive for something we can never reach. This can be depressing when you try to measure up to something like perfection. Likewise if put one of my knives on a table beside an accomplished knifemaker from knifedogs they will look horrible, flawed and unworthy to share the same space. Once we start measuring ourselves up against our neighbor we can quickly come up short. However the ruler we need to use is ourselves. Instead of holding a knife I made today up to something beyond my skill, I measure them up against the knife I made before. Similar to life some days are better than others but I should be trying to be a better Christian, husband, father than the day before.
Even knifemaking we are called to strive for perfection
Colossians 3:23-24
[/FONT]23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.[/h]
48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Philippians 3:13New International Version (NIV)
13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on[FONT=Helvetica Neue, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][/FONT] toward the goal to win the prize[FONT=Helvetica Neue, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][/FONT] for which God has called[FONT=Helvetica Neue, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][/FONT] me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
[FONT=Helvetica Neue, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]In Matthew we are called to be perfect (How is everybody doing on that?) That is quite a tall order flawless and perfect. When your perfect you don't make mistakes and I make alot. [/FONT]
[FONT=Helvetica Neue, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Tonight it finally hit me how spiritual knifemaking can be (Work with me on this). I think these two passages clearly call us to strive for something we can never reach. This can be depressing when you try to measure up to something like perfection. Likewise if put one of my knives on a table beside an accomplished knifemaker from knifedogs they will look horrible, flawed and unworthy to share the same space. Once we start measuring ourselves up against our neighbor we can quickly come up short. However the ruler we need to use is ourselves. Instead of holding a knife I made today up to something beyond my skill, I measure them up against the knife I made before. Similar to life some days are better than others but I should be trying to be a better Christian, husband, father than the day before.
Even knifemaking we are called to strive for perfection
Colossians 3:23-24
[/FONT]23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.[/h]