When God does something, He does it right. When He created the universe, He didn’t just throw a few planets into space and hope that everything turned out alright, but instead took great care in ensuring that everything came together in perfect order. Even when He created me and you, He made certain that everything was just the way He wanted it. No job was left undone.

You see, God is a perfectionist (Matthew 5:48), and perfection is therefore His standard. Even Earth itself was created in perfect condition. I would imagine that prior to the fall of mankind, flowers were always in bloom, birds were always singing, and Adam and Eve always smiling. God’s standard of perfection was met in every aspect of Creation, and nothing ever went wrong. But we all know that this didn’t last, and mankind eventually became what it is today: greedy, selfish, and hateful.

Nevertheless, God’s standard remains the same. Perfection has always been His standard, and will continue to be. This means that He isn’t satisfied with lukewarm Christian’s, or half-hearted saints. He wants full devotion and absolute dedication so that He can complete the work He has begun in you, carrying it out to completion (Philippians 1:6). He wants to perfect each of us(Matthew 5:48)!

When serving God, don’t hold anything back. When He returns, He is coming back for a people “…not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing.” (Ephesians 5:27) His standard of perfection will be fully met, and if we hold back we’re going to miss out.

As a final thought, let us remember the words of Christ in Matthew 24:42-44

“Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.”