Blameless

I thought this week how awesome it is to be viewed by God as blameless. I understand this word to be defined as someone who can’t be accused of doing wrong or who walks faithfully with God.

Its Hebrew word is tamiym, meaning without defect, innocent, guiltless, or inculpable. Also, naive, whole, honest, and simple. The Greek word is amemptos, which is free from fault or defect, or without blame.

We know the stories. These are some people who God described as blameless: Noah (Genesis 6:9), Job (Job 1:1), David (2 Samuel 22:21–26), and Elizabeth and Zechariah (Luke 1:5-7). David was even described as a man after God’s own heart. These folks were human, as we all are, yet they possessed the qualities of a blameless person.

We know Noah as the man God tasked with the job of building a huge ark as protection from a massive flood that would overtake the earth.

Job was the man whom God highlighted to Satan regarding his impeccable character. Yet he was tested and lost everything he had, but remained faithful to God, later receiving even more than was lost.

Then there is David, who among other things, was a committed worshipper of God, full of faith in God’s word and protection.

Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron, and Zechariah, a Levitical priest. Elizabeth and Zechariah were a couple who were faithful to God and prayed for many years to have a child. However, they weren’t able until God blessed them with a son, named John, a great prophet who would preach about Jesus Christ, the Son of God to make people ready to receive Him.

What I’ve gleaned from reading about these blameless people of faith and commitment is that they were rewarded with great blessings from the Lord for their obedience.

God saved Noah and his family from the horrendously destructive flood, made his family fruitful, and received Noah’s worship, restoring God-fearing worship to the people of the earth.

David reigned as king of Judah and Israel for 40 years. He was a powerful and successful military leader, who had a son named Solomon who is described as the wisest man of the bible.

Elizabeth and Zechariah, after the angel Gabriel’s visit and message, and many years of prayer, finally received the baby they had prayed for–though naturally–Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and the King James version of the Bible describes them both as “very old.”

Fast forward to today, as those who choose to love the Lord, we have some scriptures we can faithfully hold close, as we await meeting Jesus face to face:

“He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” (1 Corinthians 1:8-9)

“So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him.” (2 Peter 3:14)

This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus.” (1 John 4:17)

Amen! Let’s study the bible to find out what Jesus looks like and make the effort stated, to be found blameless in His sight.

“Down through the years, I turned to the Bible and found in it all that I needed.”
― Ruth Bell Graham