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FLAWED BUT FORGIVEN
This powerful message confronts us with a profound truth: we are all flawed, yet forgiven. Drawing from Genesis 1:26 and 2:7, we're reminded that God created humanity in His perfect image, breathing life into dust and forming us for His glory. But the flaw entered when Adam chose disobedience over obedience, listening to his wife who listened to the deceiver rather than holding fast to God's clear command. This original sin separated us from our Creator, bringing hardship, thorns, and spiritual death into our existence. Yet God, in His perfect nature, didn't abandon us. He sent the second Adam—Jesus Christ—to reconnect what was disconnected, to reconcile what was broken. The message challenges us to examine our own fruit: are we operating in the nine fruits of the Spirit or the seventeen works of darkness? Do we show up for God with the same consistency we show up for our jobs? The call is clear—stop judging others by their past while excusing our own present failures. We're reminded that biblical heroes like Moses, Noah, Elijah, and David were all deeply flawed individuals who nevertheless fulfilled God's purposes because they ultimately submitted to His will. The path to spiritual maturity isn't perfection—it's obedience even when it hurts, even when it costs us something. When we can say like Jesus in the garden, 'Nevertheless, thy will be done,' we move toward becoming the people God created us to be.
