Weekly Devotional from
Pastor Eddie Jenkins
March 26, 2025
"When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless" (Genesis 17:1).
Abraham had received the promise from God years before He spoke as recorded in Genesis 17:1. In fact, so many years had passed that his faith was being challenged by the aging process of his own body as well as that of his wife. Yet, we're told in Romans 4:20 that Abraham "did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God."
Abraham, well advanced in years, heard from God who tells him three things: I am God; Walk before Me; Be blameless or perfect. If anything would make a man stagger, it would be the third phrase uttered by God ... "Be blameless or perfect!" How can we be perfect? What does God really mean when He tells us to be perfect?
The word "perfect" actually speaks of "sincerity." To be sincere, not to be masked or to present yourself as something you are not. In ancient times, when someone would go to the potter's house to buy a clay vessel, they would take the vessel they chose and set it in the sun for a short period of time. The sun would soon reveal any cracks the potter may have tried to hide rendering it an "insincere" vessel-one that represents itself as whole when all the while it was a damaged vessel.
God wants us to be sincere, to be absolutely honest before Him. If there is a "crack" in our lives, He wants to be the Master Potter and repair it because any other repair job just won't do. No other potter's hands can do the work of the Master Potter.
There is no better time than during the Lenten Season to make this kind of self-examination. Do you want to be whole and complete? Let the Master Potter mold you, make you, and repair you; let Him make you a vessel of honor unto Him, pure and
blameless, whole, and complete. Sincere. Perfect or blameless in His eyes.
Our heavenly Father stands ready, willing, and able to forgive us and remold us in His image if we will but ask Him to. The Bible says, “all we like sheep have gone astray.” Isn’t it time to get back in the fold?
We look forward to seeing you this Sunday as we worship together. HAVE A GREAT WEEK WITH JESUS!
Pastor Eddie Jenkins
