Well, That´s Just Perfect!

Thursday January 29, 2015

The seminar speaker emphasised a positive mental approach to everything. And I´m okay with that, for the most part.

She elaborated on how we might stay positive in the face of annoyances. Suppose someone rudely swwops into that prime parking spot just ahead of us. Simply stop and say, "Well, that´s just perfect! Now I can get more exercise by walking further."

Such an approach can help us stop whining about trivialities. Some situations are far from "perfect", however. Sometimes maintaining a positive mental attitude is not only difficult, it isn´t even sane.

In a sense, the entire Bible is devoted to the fact that everything is not perfect. Whole sections of Scripture tell of unspeakable deeds : murder, rape, cannibalism, treachery, genocide - Earth´s intolerable experiences are well documented.

One bookend of all that mayhem is a garden where the first man and woman lived in perfection. The other bookend is a promise that the Creator of that good garden will return to make everything new (Genesis 2:1-25; Revelation 21:5). And in the middle, woven into the flawed fabric of life, is a unifying thread that gives us reason for real joy.

"[Christ]... existed before anything was created," writes Paul. "He holds all creation together" (Colossians 1:15, 17). "He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ´s blood on the cross" (v. 20).

When we trust Jesus, we trust the One who put all of this in motion. He came to walk among us and offer the perfect sacrifice for the damage we have inflicted on His creation. And He´s restoring everything to its proper order. One day we´ll say without a hint of irony, "This is just perfect!" - Tim Gustafson

Read
Colossians 1:15-22
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created : things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behaviour. But now he has reconciled you by Christ´s physical body through death to present you hoy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation.

More : 
- For the perfect beginning, re-read Genesis 2
- For the perfect ending, read Revelation 22

Question to Ponder 
What´s your most pressing issue right now?
How can you trust God with it?

**Article taken from ODJ (Our Daily Journey with God) Dec 2014 - Feb 2015 issue