"Christians aren't perfect--they're just forgiven!"--so says the bumper sticker--and if the disciples of Jesus had a suburban vehicle that fit 13 people, that's what you'd see on their bumper too! You see, we sometimes forget that Bible people were not perfect--we read incredible stories of what God did for them and through them, we place them on pedestals as our heroes of faith...they are! But they were also human and had faults and failures--just like us!

Take the "Thunder Brothers" for instance. Now if THEY were driving that surburban, they might get pulled over for "road rag!" James and John weren't called the "sons of thunder" for nothing! I'll bet they blew it more than once. Did Jesus leave them by the wayside and move on to find some perfect people? NO - he used them, just as they were. Now He changed them by His life, His teachings and His words--but the thunder was always just below the surface, human men that they were...and yet they loved their Lord--and their Lord loved them, the "not-so-perfect" saints that they were!

...And then there was Brother Blunder...none other than Saint Peter himself.....no saint HE was at times either. He cut off a man's ear, he denied his Lord, he opened his mouth when it should have been shut...he was always in the middle of a mess. Did Jesus say, "Sorry, Pete, I can't use you until you straighten up and walk the perfect line!" NO - he used Peter, just as he was--oh, He changed him too, when the Holy Spirit got hold of his life...but that "blunder" ability was probably always right below the surface too. In spite of it all--he loved his Lord--and his Lord loved him, the "not-so-perfect" saint that he was!

The next time you "thunder" or you "blunder"--and it may be before this day is over--don't hit yourself on the head with a crochet mallet. You are NOT perfect--you are in PROCESS, becoming like Jesus Christ. Don't be so hard on yourself! Someday you will reach perfection--when you reach heaven--but until then, acknowledge your humanity, work on it...or better yet, let the LORD work on it--and you, the "not-so-perfect" saint, will have a great day!!

Delight in a Word from the Well--a refreshing in the Water of His Word

"For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust ( Bible Gateway.com - passage=Psalms+103:14">Psalm 103:14)."

Draw from the Well--a song and a prayer for renewing strength for this day

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