Being Blameless

“Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls. Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors.”

1 PETER 2:11-12

The interest of self must be completely broken and set aside for you to come to Jesus with completeness. A disciple of Christ is not armed with pride, ego or self-reliance, but rather cloaked in love and truth through faith and obedience to do exactly what the Lord asks. "Follow Me, "Come" - these are the words of Christ Jesus in choosing his disciples. The chosen say, "I am here" and walk with the Lord. 

The stubborn flesh will proclaim, "I am not strong enough to follow God." The Holy Spirit in the life of a follower of Christ Jesus is absolutely strong enough. Is it too great of a task for the sovereign Lord? Those who say they cannot stop sinning and continue in sin, proclaim to God that he is not powerful enough to fulfill his word in them. Those who say they are too weak to follow God insult their creator. Come unto him and make no thing hidden. The Lord Jesus is Love and he loves you. He is calling you into his comforting embrace. 

Living a blameless and Holy life is important for the directional flow and love of Christ to be understood. Every ability has been given to Jesus to live a sin free lifestyle through the power of the Holy Spirit - not by your own mental strength. You can say no to sin and yes to Holiness - Yes to blamelessness and Yes to a complete life with your Lord and Savior. 

“Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.” Ephesians 1:4-5 

“There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 

“When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.” Galatians 5:19-21 

“Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.” 2 Corinthians 7:1