Thursday, January 12



Matthew 5:48 (NLT)
But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.


Reflection
Review the reading from yesterday.   At the conclusion of that lengthy passage, Jesus tells His hearers to “be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.”

The readings from Matthew (Jesus’ words) sound very similar to the readings from Leviticus in the Old Testament that we read earlier this week.  They should!  Leviticus would have been part of the Hebrews Scriptures that Jesus would have memorized as a young Jewish boy.

Considering these two passages, answer this question: are you holy/perfect?