"For whosoever shall keep the whole law,
and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."
- James 2:10

It doesn't happen very often.

In fact, it has NEVER happened to me.

I'm talking about a PERFECT GAME in bowling.  As I sat in the snack area at the local bowling alley waiting on my dad to arrive to bowl a few games, I naturally thought about the dream of a perfect game.  A perfect game for you folks who don't know much about bowling, is a game consisting of nothing but strikes for a total score of 300 points.

A strike is when you toss the ball down the alley and it knocks over all 10 pins awaiting at the end of the alley.

Do this 12 straight times and you'll achieve perfection.

Miss one single pin and the perfect game is gone. 

Like I said, it is nothing more than a DREAM for me.  My highest game is a mere 212 points.  I fall WAY short of the perfect game.

But, there ARE folks who have achieved perfection.  In fact, it has happened several times at this very bowling alley.

That is, there are those who have achieved perfection in BOWLING.  Now, in life, that's a different story.

You see, the Bible tells us that we all fall short of God's mark.  Why?  Because we miss a few (alot!) of pins in our lives.  The book of James tells us that if we miss even one pin, then our perfect game is gone.  We fall WAY short!

And so the thought of a PERFECT life is more than just a dream, it's an impossibility.  We all sin and we all fall short of the glory of God.  We all are separated from God because of our sins and are bound for hell as a consequence of the things we say, do and think.

HOWEVER, there is One person who HAS "bowled the perfect LIFE."  His name is Jesus.

You see, Jesus knocked all the pins down.  He didn't miss a single thing.  He never sinned.  He never thought a bad thought.  Never did a bad deed.  Never said a wrong word.  Jesus was perfect. 

And because He lived a perfect life, He was able to die a perfect death as the perfect sacrifice for all of our sins.

You see, because Jesus knocked all of the pins down so to speak, He is able to take our place for all of the misses in our own lives.

You might look at it this way.  When God looks at the final scorecard, He doesn't see our score...

...He sees the score of Jesus! 

Have a "Wonderful DAY in Christ,"
Jimmy D. Brown
\o/ Praise Jesus!